Rate of diabetic vision impairment down, study finds
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
Eye problems caused by diabetic retinopathy affect nearly 30% of Americans with diabetes, down from 40% in previous studies. It is unclear whether errors in the earlier research are a factor, though. Nearly 3 in 10 Americans with diabetes over the age of 40 suffer from vision impairment caused by diabetic retinopathy, and about 4.4% have a form of the condition so severe...