Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Jul 2004
ReviewDiabetic retinopathy. Control of systemic factors preserves vision.
Diabetic retinopathy, a retinal microangiopathy, is the leading cause of blindness for persons aged 20 to 65 years in the United States. Routine screening and early treatment are cost-effective and have been shown to help preserve sight. ⋯ This article, the first of two on retinal vascular disease, provides a review of nonproliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The second article, which will appear in an upcoming issue of POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE, discusses retinal vascular disease in hypertension.