Diabetic retinopathy: treating systemic conditions aggressively can save sight.

Cherie DelVecchio, Stephen H Sinclair, Richard Malamut, Weiye Li

Journal: Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2006;72(5):447-54

PMID: 15929458

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Abstract

To control diabetic retinopathy, we need not only to detect it promptly, but also to manage common systemic comorbid conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and smoking--all of which tend to accelerate its course and increase its severity.

Address: Division of Ophthalmology, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.72.5.447

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MeSH Terms: Blindness, Diabetic Retinopathy, Disease Progression, Humans, Hyperlipidemias, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea Syndromes