Mayombian ethnic, vegetables low intake, insulin treatment, diabetic nephropathy and severe diabetic retinopathy are determinants of blindness in diabetic Africans

Autor: Mvitu Muaka Moise, Longo-Mbenza Benjamin, Cibanda Yokobo Enoch, Longo Phemba Igor

Publikováno v: International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 727-732 (2013)

AIM:To determine the frequency and causes of blindness in diabetic Africans.METHODS:The study was a cross-sectional survey carried out among known black diabetics consecutively admitted at the Teaching Hospital, University of Kinshasa, between 2005 a

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Retinopathy in non diabetics, diabetic retinopathy and oxidative stress: a new phenotype in Central Africa?

Autor: Longo-Mbenza B; Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X1, Mthatha 5117, South Africa., Mvitu Muaka M; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa 11, DR Congo., Masamba W; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X1, Mthatha 5117, South Africa., Muizila Kini L; Department of Family Medicine, Umtata General Hospital, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X1, Mthatha 5117, South Africa., Longo Phemba I; School of International Studies, Wendzou Medical College, Wenzhou 325005, Zhejiang Province, China., Kibokela Ndembe D; Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa 11, DR Congo., Tulomba Mona D; Biostatistics Unit, Lomo Medical Center and Heart of Africa Center of Cardiology, Kinshasa, Kinshasa 11, DR Congo.

Publikováno v: International journal of ophthalmology [Int J Ophthalmol] 2014 Apr 18; Vol. 7 (2), pp. 293-301. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 18 (Print Publication: 2014).