Diabetic care initiatives to prevent blindness from diabetic retinopathy in India

It is estimated that 65 million (17%) of 382 million persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) globally reside in India. While globally 35% persons with DM have diabetic retinopathy (DR), this proportion is reportedly lower in India, other countries in South Asia and China. We reviewed published data from...

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Main Authors: GVS Murthy, Taraprasad Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=1;spage=50;epage=54;aulast=Murthy