The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients, Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt

The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients, Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt

Background and objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) commonly coexist. Both could be associated with a number of pathophysiological derangements involved in the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR). So, the aim of this study was to assess the possible associ...

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Main Authors: Sameh Embarak, Ahmad Abbas, Haitham Y Al-Nashar, Salama E Farag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
diabetic retinopathy
maculopathy
obstructive sleep apnea
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2019;volume=68;issue=3;spage=290;epage=295;aulast=Embarak

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