Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy

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ORLANDO, Florida — Diabetic retinopathy may be yet another ill effect associated with vitamin D deficiency, a new meta-analysis and systematic review suggests.

The findings were presented May 27, 2016 here at theAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2016 Annual Meeting by Anawin Sanguankeo, MD, a second-year resident in the department of internal medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York.

"Patients with diabetes and low vitamin D levels may develop earlier or more severe diabetic retinopathy," Dr Sanguankeo told Medscape Medical News in an interview.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863974

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