Brain white matter microstructural alterations in patients with diabetic retinopathy: an automated fiber-tract quantification study

Our findings demonstrated alterations in the white matter fiber tracts at the point-wise level in patients with DR using AFQ analysis. These alterations may be associated with cognitive impairment in DR. The AFQ technique can accurately detect the damage to the integrity of the brain white matter fiber tracts in patients with DR, and have high clinical application value in the diagnosis and evaluation of DR, which can deepen our understanding of brain white matter microstructural abnormalities in patients with DR.