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Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:433 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.024752
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Diabetic retinopathy: should this patient receive laser treatment?

  1. E Y Chew,
  2. J Dowler,
  3. H Flynn
  1. Correspondence to: E Y Chew Building 31, Room 6A52, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892-2510, USA; echewnei.nih.gov
  • Accepted 12 May 2003

This 53 year old man has had diabetes for approximately 18 years. He has recently experienced a mild decrease in his right visual acuity 20/30 (6/9). His medications include insulin and oral hypoglycaemic agents and his most recent haemoglobin A1C is 9.4%. At this visit, his …

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