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A prospective study to determine association between serum uric acid and diabetic retinopathy

International Journal of Medical Ophthalmology · 2021 · Vol. 3(1) · pp. 59–62

Sasmita Sanghai(Subharti Medical College)Farhat Abrar✉(Subharti Medical College)VK Malik(Subharti Medical College)

Abstract

Aims: To explore the role of serum uric acid (SUA) concentration in diabetic retinopathy (DR) for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods:The present prospective observational study was conducted in department of Ophthalmology at Chattrapati Shivaji Subharti hospital from December 2019 to November 2020. The diabetic patients were assigned to one of the following groups based on presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy with the help of fundus photographs and/or fundus fluorescein angiography. Results: On correlation analysis, it was found that there is significant relationship between Serum Uric Acid and fundus grading of diabetic retinopathy as r=.310 and p

Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementDiabetic retinopathyMedicineProspective cohort studyUric acidRetinopathyAssociation (psychology)Internal medicineDiabetes mellitusOphthalmologyEndocrinology

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