Pre-conditions of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Fischer, F.
Klinische Monatsblatter für Augenheilkunde 166(2): 156-158
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2165 PMID: 1142687 Document Number: 94407
From two groups of diabetics, i.e. an "invesitgation-group" of 40 cases and a "comparison-group" of 55 cases, the following characteristics of a state preliminary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy are resulting: early commencing of angiopathy by means of proteinuria (nephropathy), progression of retinopathy (pre-stage), pronounced progressiveness of the accompanying nephropathy and arterial hypertension, and finally uncommon diabetic heredo-familiarity. They all permit permature conclusion on proliferative retinopathy (and glomerulosclerosis).