Correlation between markers of renal function and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study in an Indian clinic population.

Ramachandran RajalakshmiCoimbatore Subramanian Shanthi RaniUlagamathesan VenkatesanRanjit UnnikrishnanRanjit Mohan AnjanaSaravanan Jeba RaniGanesan UmaSankariSobha SivaprasadRajiv RamanViswanathan Mohan

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)

DKD at baseline is a risk factor for progression to STDR. Physicians should promptly refer their patients with DKD to ophthalmologists for timely detection and management of STDR.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
type diabetes
primary care
optical coherence tomography
loop mediated isothermal amplification
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
real time pcr
label free
metabolic syndrome