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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 29;3(9):1474-1476.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0003752022.

Seeing the Light: Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes by Bringing Screening to the Dialysis Clinic

Klara R Klein  1 , Jennifer E Flythe  2   3
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Editorial

Seeing the Light: Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes by Bringing Screening to the Dialysis Clinic

Klara R Klein et al. Kidney360. .
No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes; diabetes and the kidney; diabetic retinopathy; dialysis; glycemia; kidney failure.

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Conflict of interest statement

In the last 3 years, J. Flythe has received speaking honoraria from the American Society of Nephrology and multiple universities and investigator-initiated research funding unrelated to this project from the Renal Research Institute, a subsidiary of Fresenius Kidney Care, North America. She serves on a medical advisory board for Fresenius Kidney Care, North America, and a scientific advisory board and Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for the NIDDK. She has received consulting fees from Fresenius Kidney Care, North America, and AstraZeneca. K. Klein has nothing to disclose.

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