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 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 it. 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.

Role of electrophysiology in the early diagnosis and follow up of diabetic retinopathy / Pescosolido, Nicola; Barbato, Andrea; Stefanucci, Alessio; Buomprisco, Giuseppe. - In: JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH. - ISSN 2314-6745. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014). [10.1155/1485]

Role of electrophysiology in the early diagnosis and follow up of diabetic retinopathy

PESCOSOLIDO, Nicola;
2014

Abstract

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 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 it. 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.
2014
Diabetic retinopathy, ERG, VEP, electrophisiology
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Role of electrophysiology in the early diagnosis and follow up of diabetic retinopathy / Pescosolido, Nicola; Barbato, Andrea; Stefanucci, Alessio; Buomprisco, Giuseppe. - In: JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH. - ISSN 2314-6745. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014). [10.1155/1485]
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