Abstract
Purpose of review: The purpose of this review is to determine the prevalence of uveitis in the diabetic population, the clinical features of the uveitis and diabetes when coexisting and pathophysiology of a possible correlation. We also aim to review the cases of diabetes and uveitis in the literature. Recent findings: The basis of an association between uveitis and diabetes mellitus (DM) is the common pathophysiology of inflammation. There are several reports on a DM-related uveitis, defined as idiopathic anterior uveitis in the presence of poorly controlled DM, but causation has not been established. Summary: There are conflicting results in the literature regarding an association between uveitis and DM. More studies are needed to determine if an association truly exists.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 83 |
Journal | Current diabetes reports |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Keywords
- Blood-aqueous barrier
- Blood-retinal barrier
- Diabetes mellitus
- Intraocular inflammation
- Panretinal photocoagulation
- Uveitis