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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
50 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2024-06-30
2025-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is a group of conditions in which elevation and dysregulation of blood glucose levels result from either decreased production of insulin or systemic resistance to insulin's effects.
Economic costs of diabetes in the. U.S. in 2012. Diabetes Care. 2013;36(4):1033-46.
Insulin resistance, which often precedes type 2 diabetes, is a component of the metabolic syndrome. Those with diabetes are more likely to have other components of the metabolic syndrome including abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, prothrombotic state, and a proinflammatory state \[2\] Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program. (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) final report. Circulation. 2002;106(25):3143-421
Another key point for the development of vascular lesions is the capillary basement membrane thickening as a result of hyperglycemia, increased synthesis of basement membrane components and other factors. This thickening of the basement membrane is related to excess vascular permeability that leads to leaky vessels, compromised tight-junctions and increased vesicular transport \[3\]
Although major risk factors-hyperglycemia and hypertension-are extensively studied and show a strong association with DR
Some studies indicate that prolonged DM duration is indeed a well-established risk factor for DR \[4-5\]. Regarding microalbuminuria, studies report its association as a marker of microvascular dysfunction and DR \[6-7\], however further studies are needed to confirm this relationship \[6\]. Other risk factors such as body mass index (BMI) show controversies in relation to its association with this disease \[8\]. The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for DR.
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults living in developed countries.9 Almost all patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and more than 60% of patients with type 2 DM will develop some degree of retinopathy after a 20-year history of diabetes.10 It has also been well established that DM increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Interventions
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slit lamb & OCT
1. The Slit lamb is a biomicroscope. It emits a beam of light that can be varied in height and width. It allows visualization of the anterior segment of the eye. With auxiliary lenses, the examiner can also view the posterior segment. These lenses are simple, affordable, and portable. Although high-end devices like fundus cameras and optical coherence tomography have revolutionized how practitioners detect eye diseases, they can never replace these handheld lenses.
2. OCT is a noninvasive method that yields a cross-section image of the retina by exposing the eye to near-infrared light. Specifically, an emitted light beam is scattered and reflected back by the retinal surface as well as its different layers.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
• . proliferative diabetic retinopathy with or without high-risk characteristics (HRCs) (any three of the following):
* presence of neovessels
* location of the neovessels (at the optic nerve)
* size of the neovessels: if at the optic nerve \[neovascularisation of the disc (NVD)\] ≥ ¼-⅓ disc area if elsewhere in the retina \[neovascularisation of the retina elsewhere (outside the disc) (NVE) ≥ ½ of the disc area (if both NVD and NVE present, classified based on neovessels at the disc)
* presence of pre-retinal haemorrhage or vitreous haemorrhage. About half of patients with severe or very severe NPDR will progress to PDR within a year.
Symptoms include sudden de crease of V/A , appearance of flashes and floaters, visual field defects.
30 Years
70 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Assiut University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dalia Mohamed Mahmoud Asem
resident doctor
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Other Identifiers
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risk factors of DR
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