Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34495413›Full record

ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2021

Association Between Diabetes, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Glaucoma.

Yangjiani Li, William Mitchell, Tobias Elze, Nazlee Zebardast

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Research Progress of Diabetes-related Glaucoma: Mechanisms, Impacts and Management Strategies.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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  19. Diabetic retinopathy and Alzheimer's disease: Convergence of the unfolded protein response in neurodegeneration.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Yangjiani LiSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
William MitchellDepartment of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Tobias ElzeSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Nazlee ZebardastDepartment of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. Nazlee_Zebardast@meei.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-9401
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY003790 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Tobias Elze · 1985 to 2026
$25.5M
Personalizing Glaucoma Diagnosis by Disease Specific Patterns and Individual Eye AnatomyR01EY030575 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI ELZE, TOBIAS · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
Glaucoma Risk Prediction Using Machine Learning Integration of Image-Based Phenotypes and Genetic AssociationsK23EY032634 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI ZEBARDAST, NAZLEE · 2021 to 2024
$1.0M
Associating retinal nerve fiber layer thickness with glucose metabolism and diabetic retinopathyR21EY030631 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI ELZE, TOBIAS · 2019 to 2020
$554k
NEI NIH HHS K23 EY032634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe strength of the relationship between diabetes, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and glaucoma remains controversial. We review evidence supporting and refuting this association and explore mechanistic pathological and treatment relationships linking these diseases. RECENT

findingsWhile studies have shown diabetes/DR may increase the risk for glaucoma, this remains inconsistently demonstrated. Diabetes/DR may contribute toward glaucomatous optic neuropathy indirectly (either by increasing intraocular pressure or vasculopathy) or through direct damage to the optic nerve. However, certain elements of diabetes may slow glaucoma progression, and diabetic treatment may concurrently be beneficial in glaucoma management. Diabetes plays a significant role in poor outcomes after glaucoma surgery. While the relationship between diabetes/DR and glaucoma remains controversial, multiple mechanistic links connecting pathophysiology and management of diabetes, DR, and glaucoma have been made. However, a deeper understanding of the causes of disease association is needed.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyGlaucomaGlaucoma, Open-AngleOptic Nerve DiseasesHumansIntraocular PressureClinical trialDiabetesDiabetic retinopathyGlaucomaMechanismPOAG

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PMID34495413
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