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Article: Correctable visual impairment among persons with diabetes--United States, 1999-2004.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- November 3, 2006
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Persons with diabetes are more likely to be visually impaired than persons without the disease (1). In 2005, CDC estimated that 14.6 million persons in the United States had diagnosed diabetes and an additional 6.2 million had undiagnosed diabetes (2). Despite the importance of detecting and treating vision problems caused by refractive errors (i.e., correctable visual impairment [CVI]), a limited number of studies have attempted to determine the proportion of persons with diabetes whose poor vision could be corrected with accurately prescribed glasses or contact lenses. To estimate that proportion, CDC analyzed 1999-2004 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...