Why Australia needs a diabetic retinopathy screening program
One in four patients with diabetes will be diagnosed with the debilitating condition
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Iceland is one of the few countries in the world to have a national screening program for diabetic retinopathy.
Between 1980 and 1994, the prevalence of blindness in the diabetic population was reduced from 2.4% to 0.5% following its implementation.1