Risk Factors for Retinopathy and DME in Type 2 Diabetes-Results from the German/Austrian DPV Database.

To assess the prevalence and risk factors for early and severe diabetic retinopathy and macular edema in a large cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes Retinopathy grading (any retinopathy, severe retinopathy, diabetic macular edema) and risk factors of 64784 were prospectively recorded between Jan...

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Main Authors: Hans-Peter Hammes, Reinhard Welp, Hans-Peter Kempe, Christian Wagner, Erhard Siegel, Reinhard W Holl, DPV Initiative—German BMBF Competence Network Diabetes Mellitus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503301?pdf=render