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. 2010 Aug;59(8):1853-60.
doi: 10.2337/db09-1904.

Are individuals with diabetes seeing better?: a long-term epidemiological perspective

Ronald Klein  1 , Barbara E K Klein
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Are individuals with diabetes seeing better?: a long-term epidemiological perspective

Ronald Klein et al. Diabetes. 2010 Aug.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Prevalence of right eyes with PDR treated with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) (A) and CSME treated with focal and/or grid photocoagulation (B) in WESDR subjects with type 1 diabetes, and PDR treated with PRP (C) and CSME treated with focal and/or grid photocoagulation (D) in WESDR subjects with type 2 diabetes.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Estimated annual incidence of PDR, progression of DR, incidence of CSME, and incidence of VI in type 1 diabetic subjects in two examination periods (1980–1992 and 1994–2007) in the WESDR.
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FIG. 3.
Prevalence of PDR by diabetes duration and period of diagnosis (1922–1959, 1960–1969, 1970–1974, and 1975–1980) in the WESDR. Figure adapted from Klein et al. (32).
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FIG. 4.
Prevalence of VI (defined by best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or worse in the better eye) by diabetes duration and period of diagnosis (1922–1959, 1960–1969, 1970–1974, and 1975–1980) in the WESDR.
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