Evaluation of aqueous humor and serum cortistatin levels in diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy

Purpose: To evaluate the aqueous humor and serum cortistatin levels in diabetic patients with and without diabetic retinopathy and its relationship with various metabolic markers that have been reported to be associated with diabetes mellitus. Methods: The current study included 20 diabetes mellitus patients with diabetic retinopathy, 20 diabetes mellitus patients without diabetic retinopathy, and 20 healthy control subjects with the same sex...