Sevim Shefket

Association Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Skin Autofluorescence in Individuals with Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes and No History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Among the established risk factors for DR, “metabolic memory” plays a key role. Its development is mainly driven by advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), some of which posse...