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Chronic Kidney Disease Severity and Progression to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Key takeaways

This study looked at people with type 2 diabetes and eye disease. It found a link between kidney disease and worse eye problems. The study is observational, so it shows a connection but not proof of cause. It does not test a new treatment.

Who did this work

Kim T (The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.) · Vu A (Department of Health and Clinical Outcome Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.) · Ali Z (The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.) · Kim E (Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.) · Weng CH (Brown University Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.)

Source

Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-17
https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.71368