Association between diabetic foot ulcer and diabetic retinopathy.
Duck Jin HwangKyoung Min LeeMoon Seok ParkSung Hee ChoiJi In ParkJoon Hee ChoKyu Hyung ParkSe Joon WooPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Diabetic retinopathy is prevalent in patients with DFU and about half of DFU patients had PDR. No significant association was found in terms of the severity of these two diabetic complications. To prevent blindness, patients with DFU, and especially those with high serum creatinine, should undergo retinal examinations for timely PDR diagnosis and management.