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The effect of combined renal and pancreatic transplantation on diabetic retinopathy
Case report
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Authors: Kate E Shipman, Chetan K Patel
Published Date September 2009
Volume 2009:3 Pages 531 - 535
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S7141
Kate E Shipman, Chetan K Patel
Oxford Eye Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Abstract: This case report describes the effect of simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant (SPK) on the diabetic retinopathy (DR) of two male type 1 diabetic patients. The literature on the effect of SPK on DR is reviewed and the evidence surrounding visual function outcomes is discussed.
Keywords: diabetic retinopathy, pancreas transplant diabetes mellitus, simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant, visual acuity
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