title: Optical quality of the diabetic eye: a review.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic hyperglycaemia. Several structural, morphological, and physiological changes in each of ocular component have been described in detail during the past decades. Due to these abnormalities, the diabetic patient undergoes a degradation of the retinal image by an increase of higher ocular aberrations and ocular scattering coming from mainly tear film, cornea, and crystalline lens. This review aims to provide an overview of current knowledge about the effects of diabetes mellitus in these optical phenomena and its consequence on the visual quality of the diabetic patient.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Research Group, Department of Optics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Calvo-Maroto
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Oftalmar, Medimar International Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Perez-Cambrodí
authors.affiliation: Optometry Research Group, Department of Optics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Albarán-Diego
authors.affiliation: Optometry Research Group, Department of Optics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.affiliation: Optometry Research Group, Department of Optics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerviño
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000503:physiopathology*