Erschienen in:
18.06.2020 | Letter
Diabetic retinopathy: looking beyond the eyes
verfasst von:
Rafael Simó, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Angelo Avogaro
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 8/2020
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Excerpt
To the Editor: The eye as a tool for identifying systemic diseases has fascinated scientists for centuries. In the era of precision medicine, screening for diabetic retinopathy has emerged as a renewed cost-effective method, not only to prevent sight-threatening disease, but also to identify patients more prone to develop other diabetic complications [
1,
2]. In recent years, evidence has accumulated indicating that diabetic retinopathy is not only a herald of microvascular complications, but also of macrovascular complications, such as ischaemic coronary disease and stroke [
2,
3]. In addition, the presence of diabetic retinopathy is an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia and, consequently, is a useful tool to identify candidates for the screening of cognitive status [
4]. …
