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Coffee cuts retinopathy risk in diabetes mellitus
Coffee cuts retinopathy risk in diabetes mellitus
13 Mar 2022

In patients with diabetes mellitus, high daily consumption of coffee may decrease the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR), reveals a recent Korea study.

Coffee cuts retinopathy risk in diabetes mellitus
13 Mar 2022
Genetically elevated FT4 levels tied to higher age-related macular degeneration risk
Genetically elevated FT4 levels tied to higher age-related macular degeneration risk
19 Feb 2022
Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
15 Feb 2022

A 2.2-percent risk of symptomatic ischaemic stroke has been observed 15 days before and after a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), suggests a recent study, noting that such risk is slightly lower than that for most studies from tertiary centres.

Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
15 Feb 2022
Waist-height ratio predicts severe diabetic eye disease risk in T1D
Waist-height ratio predicts severe diabetic eye disease risk in T1D
08 Feb 2022 byStephen Padilla

Waist-height ratio (WHtR), a hallmark of central obesity, appears to be a good indicator for the risk of developing severe diabetic eye disease (SDED) in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), results of a 15-year cohort study suggest.

Waist-height ratio predicts severe diabetic eye disease risk in T1D
08 Feb 2022