Diabetic retinopathy: Treating systemic conditions aggressively can save sight

  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • May 2005,
  • 72
  • (5)
  • 447-454;

ABSTRACT

To control diabetic retinopathy, we need not only to detect it promptly, but also to manage common systemic comorbid conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and smoking—all of which tend to accelerate its course and increase its severity.

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