Publications by authors named "Zaliha Binti Ismail"

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious complication of longstanding type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a leading cause of blindness and visual disability in the world. The aim of this study is to compare the activity of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in tears and serum of patients with DR and those without DR.

Method: Among the T2DM patients enrolled in this study, 26 patients had DR (n = 26) while 29 were without DR (n = 29).

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