The relationship between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and carotid intima media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

SAHIN S. B., SAHIN O. Z., AYAZ T., KARADAG Z., Turkyilmaz K., AKTAS E., ...Daha Fazla

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.106, sa.3, ss.583-589, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 106 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.010
  • Dergi Adı: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.583-589
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, Carotid intima media thickness, Type 2 diabetes, CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE, SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY, ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK, HEART-DISEASE, MICROVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, NONDIABETIC SUBJECTS, RETINOPATHY, COMMUNITIES
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and to evaluate the relationship between RNFL thickness and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT).