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To assess the relationship between blood pressure levels and the severity and 5-year progression of mild background diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients.

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Blood pressure and the progression of mild background diabetic retinopathy.

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To assess the relationship between blood pressure levels and the severity and 5-year progression of mild background diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients.
Conducted a 5-year retrospective study of 48 patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes and 38 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes who received no ocular treatment for at least 3 years from baseline.
Performed annual medical and ophthalmic evaluations using fundus photography graded with the Hammersmith system.
Patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes had significantly higher initial blood pressure (mean 149/88 mm Hg vs. 129/81 mm Hg) and significantly more severe retinopathy at baseline and at 5 years compared to those with insulin-dependent diabetes.
Systolic blood pressure correlated significantly with retinopathy severity in non-insulin-dependent diabetes, with patients with readings above 160 mm Hg having significantly worse retinopathy than those below 140 mm Hg.
Change in retinopathy severity at 5 years and the need for photocoagulation (administered to 5 insulin-dependent and 6 non-insulin-dependent patients) did not correlate significantly with blood pressure in either group.

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Retrospective study demonstrates an association between higher systolic blood pressure and retinopathy severity in non-insulin-dependent diabetes, suggesting blood pressure influences baseline eye...

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Chahal et al. (1985) studied this question.

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Retrospective study demonstrates an association between higher systolic blood pressure and retinopathy severity in non-insulin-dependent diabetes, suggesting blood pressure influences baseline eye...

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