CORRELATION BETWEEN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY STAGES AND RENAL FUNCTIONS IN DIABETICS

Document Type : Preliminary preprint short reports of original research

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1 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

2 Department of Ophthalmology, faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

3 Department of Internal Medicine-Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia associated with long-term damage and failure of various organ systems. The retina and the kidney complications of diabetes both are microvascular complications result from damage to small vessels in these organs that may lead to blindness and end-stage renal disease. Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy have a similar pathogenesis, including oxidative stress, massive accumulation of glycation end products, polyol pathway activation, protein kinase C, and genetic factors and also share common clinical risk factors, including age, smoking, hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. Studies have shown that the presence of diabetic retinopathy itself may leave patients at risk for diabetic nephropathy and the severity of DR is a risk factor for progression to chronic kidney disease and also diabetic nephropathy is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of DR.
AIM OF THE WORK:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of diabetic kidney disease with diabetic retinopathy in diabetics.

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ALEXMED ePosters
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2023
Pages 16-17

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