Long‐term impact of retinal screening on significant diabetes‐related visual impairment in the working age population

Aims  Diabetic retinopathy has long been regarded as the commonest preventable cause of blindness in the working age population. The aim was to determine if consistent annual screening for treatable retinopathy decreased the incidence of new blindness.

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