Thursday, May 02, 2013

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

This study reported in Diabetes Care concludes:

Patients with minimal diabetic retinopathy demonstrated more cognitive impairment than those with advanced diabetic retinopathy. Therefore, the increased prevalence of cognitive impairment in diabetes may be associated with factors other than evident retinal microvascular disease.

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