Role of Electrophysiology in the Early Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Diabetic Retinopathy

Joint Authors

Pescosolido, Nicola
Barbato, Andrea
Stefanucci, Alessio
Buomprisco, Giuseppe

Source

Journal of Diabetes Research

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-05-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

Retinopathy is a severe and common complication of diabetes, representing a leading cause of blindness among working-age people in developed countries.

It is estimated that the number of people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) will increase from 126.6 million in 2011 to 191 million by 2030.

The pathology seems to be characterized not only by the involvement of retinal microvessels but also by a real neuropathy of central nervous system, similar to what happens to the peripheral nerves, particularly affected by diabetes.

The neurophysiological techniques help to assess retinal and nervous (optic tract) function.

Electroretinography (ERG) and visual evoked potentials (VEP) allow a more detailed study of the visual function and of the possible effects that diabetes can have on the visual function.

These techniques have an important role both in the clinic and in research: the central nervous system, in fact, has received much less attention than the peripheral one in the study of the complications of diabetes.

These techniques are safe, repeatable, quick, and objective.

In addition, both the ERG (especially the oscillatory potentials and the flicker-ERG) and VEP have proved to be successful tools for the early diagnosis of the disease and, potentially, for the ophthalmologic follow-up of diabetic patients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pescosolido, Nicola& Barbato, Andrea& Stefanucci, Alessio& Buomprisco, Giuseppe. 2015. Role of Electrophysiology in the Early Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pescosolido, Nicola…[et al.]. Role of Electrophysiology in the Early Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Pescosolido, Nicola& Barbato, Andrea& Stefanucci, Alessio& Buomprisco, Giuseppe. Role of Electrophysiology in the Early Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067878

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1067878