Share of Cost, Increase in Vision Impairment Linked to Higher Prevalence of Diabetes
Monday, May. 27th 2013 10:00 AM
Nonrefractive visual impairment, not due to needing glasses, has increased significantly among Americans in recent years, and the higher incidence of diabetes may be responsible. The finding came from new research, conducted by a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and was published in JAMA, December 12 issue.
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