Back

Abnormal Lipid Profiles as Markers of Diabetic Macular Edema Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania: A One-Year Cross-Sectional Study

2026-03-04 ophthalmology Title + abstract only
View on medRxiv
Show abstract

BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) remains a major global health challenge and is associated with vision-threatening complications, including diabetic macular edema (DME), a leading cause of visual impairment. Dyslipidemia has been implicated in the development of macular edema through mechanisms involving vascular permeability, endothelial dysfunction, and chronic inflammation. However, evidence regarding the relationship between lipid abnormalities and macular edema remains inconsistent across s...

Predicted journal destinations