Effects of Medical Therapies on Retinopathy Progression in Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Emily Y. Chew,
Walter T. Ambrosius,
Matthew D. Davis,
Ronald P. Danis,
Sapna Gangaputra,
Craig M. Greven,
Larry D. Hubbard,
Barbara Esser,
James Lovato,
Letitia H. Perdue,
David C. Goff,
William C. Cushman,
Henry N. Ginsberg,
Marshall B. Elam,
Saul Genuth,
Hertzel C. Gerstein,
Ulrich K. Schubart,
Lawrence J. Fine
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1001288
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , dyslipidemia , diabetic retinopathy , type 2 diabetes , retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , endocrinology
We investigated whether intensive glycemic control, combination therapy for dyslipidemia, and intensive blood-pressure control would limit the progression of diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes. Previous data suggest that these systemic factors may be important in the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy.
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