Prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic macular edema in the United States.

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Abstract

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in persons with diabetes mellitus. Although there are national estimates for the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors among persons with diabetes, to our knowledge, no comparable estimates are available for DME specifically.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA Ophthalmol

Title: JAMA ophthalmology

ISSN (Electronic): 2168-6173

ISSN (Print): 2168-6165

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2014

Volume: 132

Issue: 11

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[1 ] USC Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

[2 ] Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland3Editor, JAMA Ophthalmology.

[3 ] Outcomes Insights, Inc, Westlake Village, California.

[4 ] Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus.

[5 ] Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

[6 ] Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California.

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Publisher Item ID: 1895297 Mid ID: NIHMS720921

DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.2854

PubMed ID: 25125075

SO-VID: eda3c4a4-490f-4ada-9c96-80913c5507d2

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