Retinal Neurodegeneration in Systemic Diseases: Beyond Ophthalmology

نویسندگان

1 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.26655/JMCHEMSCI.2025.5.1
چکیده

The present study examined retinal neurodegeneration in systemic diseases. The retina is a thin layer of tissue that extends into the inner part and back of the eye. The retina is located near the optic nerve and its function includes receiving light and converting it into a nerve signal. The present study investigated the issue by reviewing 40 articles published between 1990 and 2024 with keywords including "ICU", "Nursing", "Medical Staff", "Health Care", and "Hospital Infection" in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, EBSCO, Wiley, Elsevier, Embase databases, and Google Scholar. The results of the study showed that various variables affecting eye degeneration can positively predict part of psychological well-being so that 25.6% of the changes can be explained. Based on the research, it can be suggested that the disease can be a predictive variable for psychological well-being. This finding is consistent with the findings of the studies of Mack and Wong (2011), Couto et al. (2011), Thomas et al. (2012), Perch et al. (2012), Souri and Hejazi (2013). Diabetic patients face many problems in terms of quality of life, and the personal, social, and economic status of these patients has a significant impact on their quality of life. Evidence also shows that a wide range of diseases, an individual's attitude towards the nature of the disease, consequences, control, duration, and cause of the disease are effective in determining healthy behaviors and psychological well-being.