Statistics about Diabetic Retinopathy
Complication statistics for Diabetic Retinopathy:
The following are statistics from various sources
about the complications of Diabetic Retinopathy:
Prevention statistics for Diabetic Retinopathy
The following are statistics from various sources
about the prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy:
- 30,000 adults with diabetic retinopathy could maintain their vision by having timely laser therapy in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Diabetic Retinopathy:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Diabetic Retinopathy
Incidence (annual) of Diabetic Retinopathy: 65,000 diabetics develop proliferative retinopathy, the most sight-threatening stage in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 4,184 or 0.02% or 65,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Diabetic Retinopathy:
65,000 per year,
5,416 per month,
1,250 per week,
178 per day,
7 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 65,000 diabetics develop proliferative retinopathy, the most sight-threatening stage in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Diabetic Retinopathy Prevalence: Book Excerpts
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Diabetic Retinopathy.
The term 'prevalence' of Diabetic Retinopathy usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Diabetic Retinopathy at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Diabetic Retinopathy refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Diabetic Retinopathy 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.
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