Systemic risk factors contribute differently to the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and clinically significant macular oedema

Conclusions/interpretationSystemic risk factors such as metabolic regulation, arterial BP and the age of onset of diabetes contribute differently to the development of PDR and DME. The overall risk of developing treatment-requiring diabetic retinopathy should be calculated from the risks of reaching each of the two complications separately.Graphical abstract
Source: Diabetologia - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research