Assessment of Oxidative Stress and Homocysteine Level in Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy

Abstract

Background: Oxidative stress and mild hyperhomocysteinemia are independent risk factors of vascular diseases and present in type 2 diabetes. Our aim in this study is to investigate role of hyperhomocysteinemia, oxidative stress and association of homocysteine level with oxidative stress in the development of diabetic retinopathy.