Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

J OANNE W.Y. Y AU, Mbbs; S OPHIE L. R OGERS, Mepid; R YO K AWASAKI, Phd; E COSSE L. L AMOUREUX, Phd; J ONATHAN W. K OWALSKI, Pharmd; T OKE B EK, Phd; S HIH -J EN C HEN, Phd; J ACQUELINE M. D EKKER, Phd; A STRID F LETCHER, Phd; J AKOB G RAUSLUND, MD; S TEVEN H AFFNER, Phd; R ICHARD F. H AMMAN, Phd; M. K AMRAN I KRAM, Phd; T AKAMASA K AYAMA, MD; B ARBARA E.K. K LEIN, Phd; R ONALD K LEIN, Phd; S ANNAPANENI K RISHNAIAH, MD; K ORAPAT M AYURASAKORN, MD; J OSEPH P. O ’ H ARE, MD; T REVOR J. O RCHARD, MD; M ASSIMO P ORTA, Phd; M OHAN R EMA, MD; M ONIQUE S. R OY, MD; T ARUN S HARMA, MD; J ONATHAN S HAW, Phd; H UGH T AYLOR, AC; J AMES M. T IELSCH, Phd; R OHIT V ARMA, MD; J IN W ANG, Phd; N INGLI W ANG, MD; S HEILA W EST, Phd; L IANG X U, P.; M IHO Y ASUDA, Phd; X INZHI Z HANG, Phd; P AUL M ITCHELL, Phd; T IEN Y. W ONG, Phd

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Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

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Mbbs J OANNE W.Y. Y AU

Mepid S OPHIE L. R OGERS

Phd R YO K AWASAKI

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To examine the global prevalence and major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) among people with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A pooled analysis using individual participant data from population-based studies around the worl...

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Medicine

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