SaveDiabetic retinopathy projected to increase more than 50% by 2045Global incidence of diabetic retinopathy, vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy and clinically significant macular edema is projected to rise through 2045, according to a study in Ophthalmology. Researchers also observed that Africa (35.9%) and North America and the Caribbean (33.3%) had the greatest DR prevalence, while South and Central America had the overall lowest (13.37%). Further, they found Hispanic people had the highest DR prevalence at 47.4%, while people of African descent had the highest VTDR prevalence at 10.9%. “Our findings suggest that approximately one in five persons with diabetes worldwide have DR,” Teo and colleagues concluded. “Although the current prevalence estimates for VTDR are lower than earlier estimates, the total number of people losing vision as a result of DR may continue to rise.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 21, 2022 16:12 UTC