Visual impairment and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: e000638 - e000638
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
Objective To evaluate whether visual acuity impairment was an independent predictor of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. Research design and methods This is a 19-year follow-up of a cohort of 1241 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and aged 40 years or over. Visual acuity was assessed by practicing ophthalmologists both at diabetes diagnosis and after 6 years. The logarithmic value of the visual acuity (logMAR) was the...
Paper Details
Title
Visual impairment and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
e000638 - e000638
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