Naeem Usman, Alkhateeb Ameen, Nashwan Abdulqadir J, Yassin Mohamed A
Ophthalmology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar.
Hematology Section, Medical Oncology Department, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar.
Surv Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov-Dec;67(6):1731-1732. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.07.004. Epub 2022 Jul 21.
This editorial discusses that the diabetic proliferative retinopathy progresses as a result of ischemia angiogenic stimuli, which may be exacerbated by concomitant CML retinopathy generating increased blood viscosity and vascular endothelial growth factor levels.