Open AccessAlpha-lipoic acid in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy treatment by Demydova T.Yu., Trachtenberg Yu.A.: article critique
Author(s) -
Dmitriy Valentinovich Lipatov,
Липатов Дмитрий Валентинович,
Gagik R. Galstyan,
Галстян Гагик Радикович,
Olga Mikhailovna Smirnova,
Смирнова Ольга Михайловна
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saharnyj diabet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2072-0378
pISSN - 2072-0351
DOI - 10.14341/2072-0351-5824
Subject(s) - medicine , thioctic acid , diabetic retinopathy , lipoic acid , blindness , retinopathy , traditional medicine , pharmacology , diabetes mellitus , ophthalmology , antioxidant , endocrinology , optometry , biochemistry , chemistry
This article addresses modern approach to diabetic retinopathy management. Administration of an agent, not included in the list of evidence basedmethods, such as thioctic acid, is not considered to be an appropriate practice.