Published in:
01-09-2019 | Diabetic Retinopathy | Editorial
Eye complications of diabetes
Author:
Giuseppe Querques
Published in:
Acta Diabetologica
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Issue 9/2019
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Excerpt
As we observe a dramatic increase in the number of persons affected by diabetes worldwide, diabetes-associated eye complications are rapidly emerging as a global health issue that may threaten patients’ visual acuity and visual function. Even though treatment of diabetic retinopathy can reduce the risk of visual loss by 60% [
1], diabetic retinopathy still remains the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults. …