title: [Pathological features of diabetic retinopathy].
abstract: Diabetic retinopathy continues to be an important cause of adult blindness among Americans and Brazilians. There are determinant environmental factors in the development of diabetic retinopathy although increasing evidence suggests a genetic component in diabetic retinopathy. The advances made during the last two decades with the purpose of improving the understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy have prompted this review. This article has the purpose of revising and updating concepts about the ocular physiopathology of diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmologia, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. zmcorrea@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Zélia Maria da Silva
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eagle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology