Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences· 2016Q1
Retinal neurodegeneration may precede microvascular changes characteristic of diabetic retinopathy in diabetes mellitus
- 675citations
- Q1SCImago
- 2016year
Short summary
In people with diabetes and no to minimal diabetic retinopathy (DR), inner retinal neurodegeneration, evidenced by progressive thinning of the nerve fiber layer (NFL) and ganglion cell (GC) layer (0.25-0.29 μm/year), was observed over 4 years via OCT, independent of key patient factors.
AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.
TakeawaysIn the app
Key pointsIn the app
Ask the paperIn the app
The rest is in the Pofolia app
Takeaways, key points and questions to the paper; new summaries every day for your field. Free.
Sign in on the web to openField: Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine