Prevalence of Impairment of Visual Acuity and Severity of Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Conclusions The prevalence of impaired vision in people with diabetes in
our cohort was 11.2%,<20% of visual impairment in people
with diabetes is caused by diabetic retinopathy, and 69.7% of
participants with visual impairment had no DR. In our study patients without
visual impairment showed a similar distribution of DR severity levels regardless
of the type of diabetes. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes - August 8, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Cleemen, Constantin M üller, Nicolle Lehmann, Thomas Voigt, Ulrich A. Meller, Daniel Kloos, Christof Wolf, Gunter M üller, Ulrich A Voigt, Margarete Tags: Article Source Type: research