01.11.2015 | Editorial
The eye and the kidney: twin targets in diabetes
Erschienen in: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries | Sonderheft 3/2015
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Diabetes mellitus is both defined by and is a dreaded condition because of microvascular involvement of the eye and the kidneys. The level of glucose at which retinopathy occurs forms the basis for diagnosing diabetes. Despite non-invasive methods being available for its diagnosis, retinopathy is often underdiagnosed and untreated. Eventually it leads to visual loss often in working-age populations. …Anzeige