Is longer axial length protective of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy across different ages? A multicenter cohort of 736 patients
Young patients with VTDR exhibited significantly longer AL but more aggressive clinical signs with compromised prognosis. In elderly group, a longer AL independently reduced the risk of TRD, while this protective effect did not exist for young patients.
Authors
- Mingpeng Xu
- Zhi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8435-0240)
- Qinghua Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-892X)
- Peiwei Chai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-0940)
- Dawei Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-4164)
- Chuandi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-6291)
- Chenxin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7069-170X)
- Qian Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9581-8002)
- Te Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-2192)
- Xiaofang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-9221)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- XinHua Hospital (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center (CN)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-024-00593-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
Funders
- Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China