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Neurodegeneration and vascular impairment in the eye of diabetic patients
Author(s) -
Simó R.,
Hernández C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0048
Subject(s) - neurodegeneration , neuroscience , microangiopathy , diabetic retinopathy , medicine , disease , blindness , retina , retinal , diabetes mellitus , ophthalmology , biology , pathology , optometry , endocrinology
Summary Diabetic retinopathy ( DR ), one of the leading causes of preventable blindness, has been considered a microcirculatory disease of the retina. However, there is emerging evidence to suggest that retinal neurodegeneration is an early event in the pathogenesis of DR , which participates in the development of microvascular abnormalities. Therefore, the study of the underlying mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration and the identification of the mediators in the crosstalk between neurodegeneration and microangiopathy will be essential for the development of new therapeutic strategies. In my lecture, an updated discussion of the mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration, as well as the link between neurodegeneration and microangiopathy, will be presented. Finally, the therapeutic implications and new perspectives based on identifying those patients with retinal neurodegeneration will be given.