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DR Quality of Life

A quality of life survey of legally blind DR patients found that 41% would be willing to trade their remaining years for perfect vision.
Brown M, Brown G, Sharma S, Shah G. Utility Values and Diabetic Retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999; 128(3): 324-30. http://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(99)00146-4/abstract