[1] Wang, X., et al., Myopia and diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2016. 111: p. 1-9.
[2] Lavanya, R., et al., Hyperopic refractive error and shorter axial length are associated with age-related macular degeneration: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2010. 51(12): p. 6247-52.
[3] Callan, A., et al., VEGF in Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Int J Mol Sci, 2025. 26(11).
[4] Mao, J., et al., Predictors of anti-VEGF efficacy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy based on intraocular cytokine levels and pigment epithelium detachment subtypes. Acta Ophthalmol, 2022. 100(7): p. e1385-e1394.
[5] Ueta, T., et al., Intense physiological light upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor and enhances choroidal neovascularization via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 2012. 32(6): p. 1366-71.
[6] Rossino, M.G., et al., Oxidative Stress Induces a VEGF Autocrine Loop in the Retina: Relevance for Diabetic Retinopathy. Cells, 2020. 9(6).
[7] Quigley, M.G., I. Powell, and W. Wittich, Increased Axial Length Corresponds to Decreased Retinal Light Dose: A Parsimonious Explanation for Decreasing AMD Risk in Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2018. 59(10): p. 3852-3857.
[8] Zhu, D., et al., Intracameral interleukin 1β, 6, 8, 10, 12p, tumor necrosis factor α and vascular endothelial growth factor and axial length in patients with cataract. PLoS One, 2015. 10(2): p. e0117777.
[9] Thebeau, C., et al., Light deprivation reduces the severity of experimental diabetic retinopathy. Neurobiol Dis, 2020. 137: p. 104754.
[10] Zhang, S., et al., Increasing Energetic Demands on Photoreceptors in Diabetes Corrects Retinal Lipid Dysmetabolism and Reduces Subsequent Microvascular Damage. Am J Pathol, 2023. 193(12): p. 2144-2155.
[11] Lee, H.J., C.O. Kim, and D.C. Lee, Association between daily sunlight exposure duration and diabetic retinopathy in Korean adults with diabetes: A nationwide population-based cross-sectional study. PLoS One, 2020. 15(8): p. e0237149.