Diabetes mellitus especially type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with a high prevalence and risk of complications. Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication. Current diabetic retinopathy therapy tends to be expensive and often leads to recurrence. Therefore more effective therapies are needed with abundant resources so that they are affordable for the community. Based on research, omega 3 fatty acids can be used as preventive and curative therapy for diabetic retinopathy. This modality is proven to be effective in preventing worsening of diabetic retinopathy and even reducing the signs of vascular abnormalities which are the main problem in this disease. Recent studies have also found signaling pathways involving GPR120 in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Even GPR120 which is a receptor for omega 3 fatty acids has the potential as an effective therapeutic target in the prevention of worsening and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Keywords: GPR120, Omega 3 fatty acids, diabetic retinopathy
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