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Does evaluation of retinal microcirculation predict diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy?
Does evaluation of retinal microcirculation predict diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy?
Evaluation of retinal microcirculation may be useful for detecting early microvascular complications like nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients before clinical retinopathy appears.
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May support retinal imaging for early nephropathy detection in diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Diabetic eyes without clinically detectable DR show impaired retinal microcirculation. Microalbuminuria is associated with alterations of retinal microcirculation in diabetic patients without DR. Evaluation of retinal microcirculation is likely useful for detecting early changes related to microvascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients.
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