Indigenous Indonesian herbal plant and personalized treatments for diabetic retinopathy: A bibliometric analysis

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
² Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, England

^* Corresponding author: febritaardianingsih@unesa.ac.id

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects the retinal blood vessels due to prolonged hyperglycemia. The number of patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy is predicted to increase every year. Personalized medicine is needed to conquer this unique disease due to the distinction in severity and progression. Utilizing herbs can be a new strategy for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. A bibliometric and visual analysis was conducted to promote a comprehensive knowledge map of plants for diabetic retinopathy. Moreover, this study can serve as a helpful starting point for future studies on the use of indigenous Indonesian herbal plants as personalized treatments for diabetic retinopathy. Studies on diabetic retinopathy were extracted from the Scopus database using the keywords “plant” AND “diabetic retinopathy.” Data analysis was conducted using Scopus tools and VOSviewer version 16.20 for visualization. Bibliometric data elucidate the relationship between the keywords ‘plant’ and ‘diabetic retinopathy’ and show several mechanisms of plants in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. These results confirm the great potential of indigenous Indonesian herbal plants in personalized treatment for diabetic retinopathy and provide guidance for further research on this topic.