title: [Risk factors for diabetic retinopathy].
abstract: Risk factors for diabetic retinopathy can be divided into modifiable and non modifiable. Non modifiable include the type of diabetes, age of the patient at the time of onset, duration, and genetic factors. Primarily it can be influenced by glycemic control, as well as systemic factors such as blood pressure, serum lipids. Concomitant diseases also affect diabetic retinopathy. The article also mentions the risk of rapid compensation and iatrogenic influences.
authors.affiliation: Centrum diabetologie IKEM Praha. tomas.sosna@ftn.cz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sosna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Svancarová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Netuková
mesh_terms: D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors