Open AccessA clinical study of the association and risk factors for lower limb neuropathy in patients with diabetic retinopathy
Author(s) -
Devika Joshi,
Mansur Ali Khan,
Anirudh Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_231_20
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , retinopathy , diabetic retinopathy , asymptomatic , nerve conduction , diabetes mellitus , diabetic neuropathy , nerve conduction velocity , ophthalmology , surgery , endocrinology
Association of peripheral neuropathy with diabetic retinopathy is known but the relationship of preclinical neuropathy with various grades of retinopathy is not well documented. This study evaluated the association of preclinical peripheral neuropathy using nerve conduction studies with various grades of retinopathy.