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Statistics about Diabetic Eye Disease

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Complication statistics for Diabetic Eye Disease:

The following are statistics from various sources about the complications of Diabetic Eye Disease:

Detection and treatment of diabetic eye disease with laser therapy can reduce the development of acute vision loss by 50-60% in the US (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
12,000-24,000 new cases of blindness annually are due to diabetic retinopathy in the US (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
0.8% of diabetic adults attending specialist diabetes services suffered new blindness in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults under 65 in the US 1983-99 (Disease Control and Complications Trial, NIH, 1983-1993)
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About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Diabetic Eye Disease. The term 'prevalence' of Diabetic Eye Disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Diabetic Eye Disease at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Diabetic Eye Disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Diabetic Eye Disease diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.