Ocular Complications of Diabetes and Therapeutic Approaches

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease defined by elevated blood glucose (BG). DM is a global epidemic and the prevalence is anticipated to continue to increase. The ocular complications of DM negatively impact the quality of life and carry an extremely high economic burden. While systemic co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Victoria J. Vieira-Potter, Dimitrios Karamichos, Darren J. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3801570