Beyond Hyperglycemia, Evidence for Retinal Neurodegeneration in Metabolic Syndrome

Karaca C., Karaca Z. C.

INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, vol.59, no.3, pp.1360-1367, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1167/iovs.17-23376
  • Journal Name: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1360-1367
  • Keywords: diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, optical coherence tomography, retinal segmentation, retinal neurodegeneration, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, GLUCOSE CONTROL, MICROVASCULAR SIGNS, INTENSIVE TREATMENT, LAYER THICKNESS, COMPLICATIONS, TYPE-1, INFLAMMATION, PROGRESSION
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

PURPOSE. We evaluated the retinal effects of systemic metabolic changes clustered under the umbrella of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in comparison with age-matched healthy subjects.