Diabetic macular ischaemia is associated with narrower retinal arterioles in patients with type 2 diabetes

Diabetic macular ischaemia (DMI) is an important cause of visual loss in patients with diabetes, but its relationship to the larger retinal vessels is unknown. We examined whether retinal vessel calibre is related to DMI.

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