The prevalence and systemic risk factors of diabetic macular edema: a cross-sectional study from Turkey

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Acan D., Calan M., Er D., Arkan T., Koçak N., Bayraktar F., ...More

BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.18, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s12886-018-0753-y
  • Journal Name: BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Diabetic macular edema, Optical coherence tomography, Prevalence, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, POPULATION-BASED SURVEY, SINGAPORE MALAY EYE, UNITED-STATES, MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS, SERUM-LIPIDS, RETINOPATHY, MELLITUS, METAANALYSIS, CHOLESTEROL
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of diabetic macular edema (DME) utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT), and to clarify the effects of the systemic findings and risk factors on the development of DME.