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Certain diabetic retinopathy stages associated with higher levels of depression
The association between depressive symptoms, diabetes and diabetic retinopathy is likely to be bidirectional, with diabetes impairment complicating depression and vice versa, according to a study in JAMA Ophthalmology.The cross-sectional study included 519 patients with diabetes, of which 170 individuals (32.8%) were female. Average patient age was 64.9 years.