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. 2010 May;149(5):752-61.e1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.11.014. Epub 2010 Feb 10.

Four-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Rohit Varma  1 , Farzana Choudhury, Ronald Klein, Jessica Chung, Mina Torres, Stanley P Azen; Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group
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Four-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Rohit Varma et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 May.

Abstract

Purpose: To estimate the 4-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy, macular edema (ME) and clinically significant macular edema (CSME) among adult Latinos with diabetes mellitus.

Design: A population-based, longitudinal study of 4658 self-identified Latinos (primarily Mexican Americans), residing in Los Angeles, examined at baseline (2000-2003) and at 4 years (2004-2008).

Methods: Participants underwent a standardized ophthalmic examination. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and CSME were detected by grading of stereoscopic fundus photographs using the modified Airlie House classification scheme. chi(2) and trend tests were used to assess differences in incidence when stratifying by age and duration of diabetes.

Results: The 4-year incidence of DR, ME, and CSME was 34.0% (182/535), 5.4% (38/699), and 7.2% (50/699) respectively. Younger persons and those with longer duration of diabetes mellitus had a higher incidence of DR compared to those who were older and had shorter duration of diabetes mellitus. A higher incidence of ME was associated with longer duration of diabetes mellitus (P = .004). Worsening/progression of any DR was found in 38.9% (126/324) and improvement occurred in 14.0% (37/265) of participants. Progression from nonproliferative DR (NPDR) to proliferative DR (PDR) and from NPDR to PDR with high-risk characteristics occurred in 5.3% and 1.9% of participants.

Conclusions: The 4-year incidence and progression of DR and the incidence of ME and CSME among Latinos are high compared to non-Hispanic whites. These findings support the need to identify and modify risk factors associated with these long-term complications.

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Participation flowchart for assessing 4-year incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. *Photographs were not taken due to participant refusal or poor dilation. †Photographs were not gradable for DR due to media opacities, poor camera focus, or other conditions (e.g. diabetic macular edema).
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