Open AccessRetinopathy: A sign of cerebral small vessel disease in diabetes?
Author(s) -
Umemura Toshitaka,
Kawamura Takahiko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12602
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , sign (mathematics) , retinopathy , disease , ophthalmology , optometry , endocrinology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Retinal microvascular abnormalities may be useful predictive imaging marker for cerebral small vessel disease. Learning from retinal signs may provide clues to understanding pathophysiology of lacunar stroke and subclinical cerebrovascular diseases in diabetic patients.