A preliminary trial to determine whether prevention of dark adaptation affects the course of early diabetic retinopathy

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1149-1155

  Arden, G B ^a   Gunduz M K ^b   Kurtenbach, A ^c   Volker M ^c   Zrenner, E ^c   Gunduz S B ^b   Kamis, U ^b   Ozturk B T ^b   Okudan, S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

colour vision; dark current; dark adaptation; diabetic retinopathy; microaneurysms; photoreceptor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ILLUMINATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETINA; RETINA ROD; SLEEP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77954734475     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.328     Document Type: Article

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