Under pressure: intraocular pressure and bariatric surgery
1 December 2018
| Eulee Seow
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Glaucoma
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bariatric surgery, body mass index, glaucoma, intraocular pressure, sleeve gastrectomy
Obesity in the general patient population is increasing. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends bariatric surgery with body-mass index (BMI) of over 40, or between 35-40 and other significant disease that could be improved with weight loss....
Changes in parafoveal retinal thickness after bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetics
1 December 2016
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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OCT, bariatric surgery, diabetic retinopathy, gastric bypass surgery, retinal vessel calibres
Bariatric surgery induces an instant normalisation of blood glucose in as many as 80% of patients with type 2 diabetes. It has been previously reported that diabetic retinopathy (DR) is stable within one year after bariatric surgery. In this study,...
