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by drta 2991 days ago
>Keep in mind that the test wouldn't be administered on any randomly chosen diabetic patient but presumably rather on those who already exhibit some type of vision imparement consistent with the disease.

Not true. The aim is to treat patients before they become symptomatic. Outcomes are much worse otherwise.

2min promo on Diabetic Eye Screening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK1Y-1BKFn0

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I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing this out!