Effect of microalbuminuria on corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes without retinopathy
| Autor: | Semin Fenkci, Volkan Yaylali, Guzin Fidan Yaylali, Cigdem Martin, Ibrahim Toprak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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specular microscopy Corneal endothelium medicine.medical_specialty Endothelium endocrine system diseases endothelium microalbuminuria Cell Count 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ophthalmology Diabetes mellitus medicine Albuminuria Humans In patient Cell Size Glycated Hemoglobin Diabetic Retinopathy diabetes business.industry Endothelium Corneal nutritional and metabolic diseases Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 SPECULAR MICROSCOPY 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female Microalbuminuria business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Optometry Retinopathy |
| Popis: | Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of microalbuminuria on corneal endothelium in patients with diabetes without retinopathy. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) without diabetic retinopathy and 92 control subjects without diabetes. Forty-five patients had microalbuminuria and 55 subjects were microalbuminuria negative. Endothelial measurements were obtained using specular microscopy. Endothelial cell density, average area, co-efficient of variation, maximum area, minimum area, hexagonality and corneal thickness were compared between the groups on the basis of microalbuminuria, DM duration and medication, HbA1c, body mass index, serum lipid and protein profiles, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia diagnosis. Results: There were no significant differences in age, gender, endothelial cell density, average area, co-efficients of variation, maximum area, minimum area, hexagonality or corneal thickness among the microalbuminuria positive, microalbuminuria negative and control groups (p > 0.05). However, microalbuminuria positive patients had lower high-density lipoprotein levels than the microalbuminuria negative patients (p = 0.042). DM and control groups showed similar endothelial measurements (p > 0.05). Patients with a HbA1c > 7 per cent (53 mmol/mol) had lower hexagonality value (p = 0.039) than in the subjects with a HbA1c ≤ 7 per cent. No significant differences were found in endothelial parameters when groups were compared based on DM duration, medication and co-morbidities. Conclusions: Microalbuminuria positive and negative patients with DM without retinopathy seem to have similar corneal endothelial measurements with controls. However, patients with a HbA1c > 7 per cent should be monitored for deterioration in corneal endothelial cell morphology even without diabetic retinopathy, which might be critical prior to anterior segment surgery. © 2019 Optometry Australia |
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