Table 1.

Patient characteristics and anamnestic data

Clinical characteristics
Female sex, n patient (%)	4 (22)
Age, mean ± SD in years	59.56 ± 8.46
Disease duration, mean ± SD in years	19.65 ± 12.25
Diabetes Type n patient (%)
Type I	4 (22)
Type II	14 (78)
HbA1c, mean ± SD in % *	7.46 ± 1.31%
History of hypertension, n patient (%)*	7 (39)
History of nephropathy, n patient (%)*	2 (11)
History of polyneuropathy, n patient (%)*	4 (22)
History of heart attack/ stroke, n patient (%)	3 (17)
Visual acuity mean ± SD in Snellen decimal	0.8 ± 0.24
Lens status, n eyes (%)
Phakic	17 (71)
Pseudophakic	7 (29)
DR severity, n eyes (%)
No DR	2 (8)
Mild DR	9 (38)
Moderate DR	11 (46)
Severe DR	2 (8)

*Based on the medical records provided by the primary care physician or specialist for internal medicine

HbA1C hemoglobin A1C, DR diabetic retinopathy, SD standard deviation