Risk of retinal artery occlusion in patients with diabetes mellitus: A retrospective large-scale cohort study.

There is a globally increasing prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM). Prolonged hyperglycaemia could lead to both macrovascular damage, such as carotid artery atherosclerosis, and microvascular damage, such as retinal arteriolar narrowing, and might contribute to retinal artery occlusio...

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Main Authors: Yuh-Shin Chang, Chung-Han Ho, Chin-Chen Chu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Sung-Huei Tseng, Ren-Long Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6084946?pdf=render