Incidence of blindness and visual impairment in diabetic patients participating in an ophthalmological control and screening programme

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 533-538

  Henricsson, Marianne ^a   Tyrberg, Maria ^a   Heijl, Anders ^b   Janzon, Lars ^b  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blindness; Diabetic retinopathy; Glycaemic control; Hypertension; Macular oedema; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030453824     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00729.x     Document Type: Article

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