Current epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: a national multicenter study in Brazil

• Main Authors: Laura Gomes Nunes Melo (Author), Paulo Henrique Morales (Author), Karla Rezende Guerra Drummond (Author), Deborah Conte Santos (Author), Marcela Haas Pizarro (Author), Bianca Senger Vasconcelos Barros (Author), Tessa Cerqueria Lemos Mattos (Author), André Araújo Pinheiro (Author), Felipe Mallmann (Author), Franz Schubert Lopes Leal (Author), Fernando Korn Malerbi (Author), Marilia Brito Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in economically active populations. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence and to identify risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes in Brazil. Methods This was a nationwide, cross...