Diabetic Retinopathy - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Blindness in a 25-year follow-up of a population-based cohort of Danish type 1 diabetic patients.

8 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To assess the long-term incidence of blindness and to evaluate risk factors for blindness in a population-based cohort of type 1 diabetic patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: A population-based cohort of 573 type 1 ... Read more...

The relation of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction to the prevalence and progression of diabetic retinopathy: Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation of glycemia, blood pressure, and serum total cholesterol level as systemic markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction to the prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinal outcomes in persons with ... Read more...

Changes in visual impairment prevalence by period of diagnosis of diabetes: the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy.

16 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine relationships of period of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to the prevalence of visual impairment (VI). DESIGN: Population-based longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS: Nine hundred fifty-five persons (3719 participant ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diabetic Retinopathy - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Blindness in a 25-year follow-up of a population-based cohort of Danish type 1 diabetic patients. 8 Sep 2009
• The relation of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction to the prevalence and progression of diabetic retinopathy: Wisconsin epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy. 30 Aug 2009
• Changes in visual impairment prevalence by period of diagnosis of diabetes: the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy. 16 Jul 2009
• A systematic meta-analysis of genetic association studies for diabetic retinopathy. 6 Jul 2009
• Exubera inhaled insulin in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: the first 12 months. 29 Jun 2009
• Abnormal angiogenesis in diabetic nephropathy. 29 Jun 2009
• Inflammatory, hemostatic, and other novel biomarkers for diabetic retinopathy: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. 21 Jun 2009
• Compliance with the quality standards of National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Committee. 16 Jun 2009
• Frequency and motives of blood glucose self-monitoring in type 1 diabetes. Jun 2009
• Adult stature and diabetes complications in patients with type 1 diabetes: the FinnDiane Study and the diabetes control and complications trial. 31 May 2009
• Prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in overweight and obese diabetic women: action for health in diabetes (look ahead) study. 30 May 2009
• Prevalence and determinants of retinopathy in a cohort of Lebanese type II diabetic patients. 30 May 2009
• Vision loss in older persons. 30 May 2009
• Nonalbuminuric renal impairment in type 2 diabetic patients and in the general population (national evaluation of the frequency of renal impairment cO-existing with NIDDM [NEFRON] 11). 24 May 2009
• Associations between autoantibodies against apolipoprotein B-100 peptides and vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. 10 May 2009
• Association of diabetes with age-related macular degeneration in the EUREYE study. 5 May 2009
• [Use of non-mydriatic retinography to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients] 29 Apr 2009
• Disparities in diabetic retinopathy screening and disease for racial and ethnic minority populations--a literature review. 29 Apr 2009
• Sexual dysfunction in women with type 1 diabetes: long-term findings from the DCCT/ EDIC study cohort. 29 Apr 2009
• Ocular telemedicine between Nepal and the USA: prevalence of vitreoretinal disease in rural Nepal. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Diabetic Retinopathy'

Definition: Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.

Descriptor UI: D003930

Alternative terms: Diabetic Retinopathy; Diabetic Retinopathies; Retinopathies, Diabetic; Retinopathy, Diabetic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C11.768.257; C14.907.320.382; C19.246.099.500.382;

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent