The Influences of Arteriosclerosis on the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy .

Kim, Jung Hwan; Cho, Ho Kyun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(9):2514-2522.
Published online September 1, 1999.

The Influences of Arteriosclerosis on the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy .

Jung Hwan Kim, Ho Kyun Cho

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chung-ang University, Seoul, Korea.

동맥경화증이 당뇨망막증의 발병 및 진행에 미치는 영향

김정환(Jung Hwan Kim),조호균(Ho Kyun Cho)

Abstract

To evaluate the relationship between arteriolosclerosis and diabetic retinopathy, we graded the levels of diabetic retinopathy and arteriolosclerosis and compared each other in 255 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes. And we also measured serum lipid levels and checked other risk fac-tors for diabetic retinopathy. SPSS was used for statistical analysis. Patients with advanced arteriolosclerosis were at higher risk of severe diabetic retinopathy. And patients with elevated plasma total cholesterol, LDL-C, TG had more severe levels of diabetic retinopathy than whose lipid levels were normal. These results suggested that advanced arteriolosclerosis and elevated serum lipid levels are associated with severe diabetic retinopathy. For preventing visual threatening complications of diabetic retinopathy, the degree of arteriolosclerosis and serum lipid levels should be carefully monitored in the evaluation of diabetic retinopathy.

Key Words: Arteriolosclerosis;Diabetic retinopathy