One in Three Diabetics Suffering Eye Disease
One in three adult diabetics in the United States suffers from diabetic retinopathy, a new study has found. Retinopathy is a common problem for diabetes patients, and the leading cause of blindness among adults between the age of 20 and 74, with men having a higher risk. The new study found that the number of retinopathy patients were two and a half times higher than studies conducted in the 1980s and 90s, but researchers say this could be due to an improvement in screening.
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