The relationship between renal function and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes: A three-year prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the association of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) with renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Methods

This single-centre study included patients with no DR, mild non-proliferative DR (NPDR), and no DME at baseline. DR and DME were assessed using 7-field fundus photography and swept-source OCT (SS-OCT). The baseline renal function assessed included the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and microalbuminuria (MAU). Cox regression analyses were used to assess the hazard ratio (HR) of renal function with the progression of DR and the development of DME.

Results

A total of 1409 patients with T2DM (1409 eyes) were included. During 3 years of follow-u

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121393 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature