Development and progression of retinopathy after inpatient management of diabetes.

Objective: To examine factors that affect the development of retinopathy after short-term inpatient management of diabetes.

Patients And Methods: The subjects were 143 patients with type 2 diabetes who were admitted for inpatient management of diabetes, and did not have retinopathy of the right eye at admission, and had an HbA1c level of > or =8.0%.