Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
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Acta Ophthalmol Scand · Jun 2002
A small number of older type 2 diabetic patients end up visually impaired despite regular photographic screening and laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
The present study describes the prevalence of visual impairment and blindness in a geographically defined population 8 years after the introduction of a screening programme in 1987 for early detection of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy. ⋯ A small number of older type 2 diabetic patients end up with visual impairment due to unsuccessful photocoagulation of macular oedema.