Systemic Predictors of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema in an Adult Veteran Population
Markers of systemic health may be useful predictors for incident diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular edema, evaluated collectively in Veteran patients. Higher HbA1c levels, systolic blood pressure, BUN levels, and insulin use (suggestive of more severe and/or long-standing diabetes) appear to be highly associated with the development of diabetic eye disease, and, in particular, diabetic retinopathy.
Authors
- Abhishek Nandan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-4549)
- Elaine Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-3595)
- Jeffrey Goldberg
- Ninel Z. Gregori
- Suzann Pershing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-1859)
Institutions
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Miami VA Healthcare System (US)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/opth.s487047
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71
Funders
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- School of Medicine, Stanford University