title: Diabetic retinopathy: treating systemic conditions aggressively can save sight.
abstract: To control diabetic retinopathy, we need not only to detect it promptly, but also to manage common systemic comorbid conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and smoking--all of which tend to accelerate its course and increase its severity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, USA. Stephen@StephenSinclairMD.com
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malamut
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delvecchio
authors.forename: Weiye
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000628:therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000628:therapy