ArticleDiabetes & vascular disease research
High myopia is protective against diabetic retinopathy via thinning retinal vein: A report from Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study (FS-DIRECT).
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- Causal association between different types of ametropia and risk of diabetic retinopathy: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Early detection of retinal and choroidal microvascular impairments in diabetic patients with myopia.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Article
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- Retinal Changes From Hyperopia to Myopia: Not All Diopters Are Created Equal.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
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- High myopia is protective against diabetic retinopathy in the participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Analysis of independent risk factors for progression of different degrees of diabetic retinopathy as well as non-diabetic retinopathy among type 2 diabetic patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic macular edema in a northeastern Chinese population.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Effect of High Myopia and Cataract Surgery on the Correlation Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Chronic Kidney Disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Asymmetric diabetic retinopathy.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Review
- Does myopia decrease the risk of diabetic retinopathy in both type-1 and type-2 diabetes mellitus?Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Factors protecting against diabetic retinopathy in a geriatric Indian cohort.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Observational
- The Optical Nature of Myopic Changes in Retinal Vessel Caliber.Ophthalmology scienceArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the association between high myopia and diabetic retinopathy, and its possible mechanism, in a northeastern Chinese population with type 2 diabetic mellitus.
methodsPatients were included from Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study. High myopia was defined as spherical equivalent of autorefraction less than -5D.
resultsA total of 1817 patients [688 (37.9%) diabetic retinopathy, 102 (5.6%) high myopia] were included. Compared to eyes without high myopia, the frequency of diabetic retinopathy and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy was significantly less in eyes with high myopia (23.5% vs 38.7%,
conclusionsHigh myopia was negatively associated with both diabetic retinopathy and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in this northeastern Chinese population. This protective effect may have been partially achieved via thinning retinal veins.
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