The incidence and prevalence of diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, their progression to visual impairment and patterns in their intravitreal treatment in the Finnish population

Heloterä, Hanna; Arffman, Martti; Sund, Reijo; Keskimäki, Ilmo; Kaarniranta, Kai

doi:10.1111/aos.16675

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The incidence and prevalence of diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, their progression to visual impairment and patterns in their intravitreal treatment in the Finnish population

Published in Acta Ophthalmologica • Mar 24, 2024

Authors:

Hanna Heloterä

Martti Arffman

Reijo Sund

Abstract

PURPOSE: The worldwide prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to increase. As DM is linked to various ophthalmological comorbidities, it is crucial to understand the incidence and the treatment patterns of these complications to minimise the treatment burden for the patient and the healthcar...

Subject

Medicine

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes mellitus

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