Publications by authors named "Jorge Freitas Esteves"
Cataract and type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Jorge Freitas Esteves Melissa Manfroi Dal Pizzol Caio Augusto Sccoco Murilo Felix Roggia Stéfano Blessmann Milano
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
December 2008
Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of cataract and the possible factors associated with cataract in young type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
Methods: 293 patients were evaluated. The association of cataract with diabetic retinopathy (DR), retinal laser treatment, hypertension, body mass index, peripheral neuropathy, lipid profile, glycemic control, serum creatinine and albuminuria was evaluated.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to explore how 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) relates to diabetic retinopathy (DR) in 44 normotensive, normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients over approximately 6 years.
- At the start of the study, 12 patients had DR, and by the end, 8 had advanced stages, while 4 developed DR during the study.
- Higher urinary albumin excretion rates and diastolic blood pressure were linked to both the development and progression of DR, indicating that blood pressure irregularities may increase susceptibility to this eye disease.