Retinal Microperimetry: A Useful Tool for Detecting Insulin Resistance-Related Cognitive Impairment in Morbid Obesity.

Andreea CiudinAngel Michael OrtizEnzamaria FidilioDiana RomeroMarta SánchezMarta ComasOscar GonzalezRamon VilallongaOlga Simó-ServatCristina Hernandez Rafael Simò

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)

(1) Systemic insulin resistance is a major underlying mechanism accounting for the higher prevalence of cognitive impairment detected in young MO subjects. (2) Retinal microperimetry is a useful tool for identifying MO patients with cognitive impairment.

Keyphrases

cognitive impairment
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
optical coherence tomography
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
diabetic retinopathy
polycystic ovary syndrome
bariatric surgery
optic nerve
weight loss
obese patients
physical activity