Open AccessDiabetic retinopathy. Results of international multicentre studies
Author(s) -
Olga Mikhailovna Smirnova
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.14341/2072-0351-6021
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , blindness , retinopathy , complication , diabetes mellitus , ophthalmology , optometry , endocrinology
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a main cause of blindness throughout the world, with chronic hyperglycemia and arterial hypertension being the keycontributors to the development of this microvascular complication. A few international multicentre studies have recently been conducted to assesseffect of intensive control of glycemia and AH on the development and progress of DR in type 1 and 2 DM patients. Results of DCCT, UKPDS,DIRECT, ADVANCE, and AdREM studies are reviewed.