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Diabetic Retinopathy: Soluble and Imaging Ocular Biomarkers

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030912

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corneal endothelial cell count; confocal microscopy; diabetic retinopathy; fluorescein angiography; ocular biomarkers diabetic retinopathy; optical coherence tomography; optical coherence tomography angiography; serum biomarkers diabetic retinopathy; ultra-widefield fundus photography

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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of acquired blindness in the working-age population. Clinical biomarkers play a crucial role in the early diagnosis of DR and the detection of prognostic factors, as symptoms may be absent in the early stages. Imaging techniques are fundamental tools for various aspects of DR management.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus, represents the leading cause of acquired blindness in the working-age population. Due to the potential absence of symptoms in the early stages of the disease, the identification of clinical biomarkers can have a crucial role in the early diagnosis of DR as well as for the detection of prognostic factors. In particular, imaging techniques are fundamental tools for screening, diagnosis, classification, monitoring, treatment planning and prognostic assessment in DR. In this context, the identification of ocular and systemic biomarkers is crucial to facilitate the risk stratification of diabetic patients; moreover, reliable biomarkers could provide prognostic information on disease progression as well as assist in predicting a patient's response to therapy. In this context, this review aimed to provide an updated and comprehensive overview of the soluble and anatomical biomarkers associated with DR.

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