
Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Nihat Sayın,
Necip Kara,
Gökhan Pekel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v6.i1.92
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , glaucoma , nephropathy , retinopathy , ophthalmology , disease , complication , ischaemic heart disease , peripheral neuropathy , surgery , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a important health problem that induces ernestful complications and it causes significant morbidity owing to specific microvascular complications such as, retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy, and macrovascular complications such as, ischaemic heart disease, and peripheral vasculopathy. It can affect children, young people and adults and is becoming more common. Ocular complications associated with DM are progressive and rapidly becoming the world's most significant cause of morbidity and are preventable with early detection and timely treatment. This review provides an overview of five main ocular complications associated with DM, diabetic retinopathy and papillopathy, cataract, glaucoma, and ocular surface diseases.