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Prevalence of the Diabetic Retinopathy and Genetic Factors Significance in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus type I and II in Slovakia (DIARET SK study). Overview Journal > /en/journal/2015/5/3
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the second most common microvascular complication and the most common cause of blindness in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Despite the ongoing research, the findings of diabetic retinopathy epidemiological and risk factors are, until now, not consistent. More finding may be revealed by epidemiological studies, consistently mapping DR epidemiology u...
Psychometric Validation of Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VQF-25) under Local Conditions in Slovakia, E.U. Journal > /en/journal/2012/3/2
Aim: The aim of this study is to validate the Slovak version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI VQF-25) in patients with chronic ocular diseases. Material and methods: The questionnaire was tested on 211 responders. The first group consisted of 83 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the second group represented 68 patients with diabetic macular ed...