Studies on Diabetic Retinopathy
- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 80 (3) , 332-337
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1968.00980050334007
Abstract
The ratio of endothelial cells to intramural pericytes (E/IMP) in retinas of diabetic patients and in retinas from various nondiabetic disease groups has been studied. The results show a specific and highly significant loss of pericytes in diabetes, regardless of age. Loss of intramural pericytes in diabetes is associated with an increase in ghost cells, shunt vessels, and the number of microaneurysms.Keywords
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