The Relationship between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Ocular Circulation in Type-2 Diabetes.

Kohei IchinohasamaHiroshi KunikataAzusa ItoMasayuki YasudaShojiro SawadaKeiichi KondoChihiro SatakeHideki KatagiriToru Nakazawa

Published in: Journal of ophthalmology (2019)

Increased IMT showed a close association with ocular ischemia in patients with type-2 diabetes and contributed to the presence of mild NPDR. These findings suggest that IMT may be an early biomarker of mild NPDR.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
skeletal muscle