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., ...More

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.106, no.3, pp.583-589, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 106 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.010
  • Journal Name: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.583-589
  • Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).