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Study shows diabetics who are nearsighted may be less susceptible to diabetic retinopathy

October 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Two studies are of particular note in today’s Scientific Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO): a report by Swiss neuro-ophthalmic researchers about vision exam clues that should make ophthalmologists suspect an atypical variant of Alzheimer’s disease; and new evidence from a Singapore National Eye Center study that diabetics who are nearsighted may be less susceptible to diabetic retinopathy.

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Study shows diabetics who are nearsighted may be less susceptible to diabetic retinopathy

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