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It is estimated that proper treatment and monitoring of the eyes of diabetics could reduce new cases of diabetic retinopathy by 90%.

Tapp, Robyn J., Jonathan E. Shaw, C. Alex Harper, Mazimilian P. de Courten, Beverley Balkau, Daniel J. McCarty, Hugh R. Taylor, Timothy A. Welborn, Paul Z. Zimmet; on behalf of the AusDiab Study Group. The Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in the Australian Population. Diabetes Care. 2003; 26(6): 1731-1737. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/6/1731

Reference

Title
The Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in the Australian Population
Publication
Diabetes Care
Publication Date
2003
Authors
Tapp, Robyn J., Jonathan E. Shaw, C. Alex Harper, Mazimilian P. de Courten, Beverley Balkau, Daniel J. McCarty, Hugh R. Taylor, Timothy A. Welborn, Paul Z. Zimmet; on behalf of the AusDiab Study Group.
Volume & Issue
Volume 26, Issue 6
Pages
1731-1737
URL
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