The effect of bariatric surgery on diabetic retinopathy: Good, bad, or both?

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 354-364

  Gorman, Dora M ^a   le Roux, Carel W ^a,b,c   Docherty, Neil G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Microvascular complications; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EXENDIN 4; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DETERIORATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84994893877     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2016.40.5.354     Document Type: Review

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