Open Medicine (Apr 2018)

Associations of diabetic retinopathy with retinal neurodegeneration on the background of diabetes mellitus. Overview of recent medical studies with an assessment of the impact on healthcare systems

  • Muc Rafał,
  • Saracen Agnieszka,
  • Grabska-Liberek Iwona

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 130 – 136

Abstract

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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the biggest healthcare and financial problems worldwide. The disease is strongly associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications, causing co-existing diseases like Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Neuropathy and Diabetic Nephropathy. Annual healthcare expenditures for diabetes treatment and complications prevention cost 727 billion USD in year 2017.

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