title: [Effects of diabetes mellitus on the occurrence of age-related macular degeneration].
abstract: Diabetes mellitus causing long term disturbed glucose metabolism could result in tissue injury and multiple complications. According to recent studies, diabetes mellitus might be regarded as one of the risk factors of age related macular degeneration (AMD). Diabetes mellitus affects the incidence and progression of AMD through altering hemodynamics, increasing oxidative stress, accumulating advanced glycation end products, etc. By studying epidemiological investigation and basic research on this subject comprehensively, it is required to review the correlation between diabetes mellitus and AMD.
authors: Institute of Ophthalmology of Chinese PLA, Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
authors: Xia
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Yu-sheng
authors: YS
authors: Wang