Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Diabetic retinopathy, is the most frequent cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20–74 years in developed countries. In 15 of the 23 studies in developing countries and in ethnic minority groups within developed countries, the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was over 35%. In developed countries, only 2 of 16 studies reported a prevalence of 35% or over. Variation in neither population demographics nor method of retinopathy assessment appeared to...