An increased risk for falling in patients with diabetes was associated with the presence of mild to moderate diabetic retinopathy, according to a study.
A post hoc cross-sectional analysis of the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases study evaluated responses of 9,481 Asian patients with and without diabetes in regard to self-reported falls within the preceding 12 months. Of these patients, 2,012 had diabetes with no diabetic retinopathy (DR) and 857 had diabetes with DR. Of those, 310 had moderate DR, 206 had mild DR, 125 had moderate DR and 216 (Read more...)
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