Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

by Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States and occurs as a result of pathologic changes of the retinal vasculature. In 2005-2008, the estimated crude prevalence among Americans over the age of 40 with diabetes was 28.5 percent. Although the prevalence of vision-threatening DR is approximately 4.4 percent, the number of affected Americans 40 years or older is expected to triple from 1.2 million in 2005 to 3.4 million...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503222217
• ISBN13: 9781503222212
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"