Impact of retinopathy and maculopathy (MP) on visual acuity in diabetic patients
| Level of diabetic retinopathy | Type 1 diabetes (n = 1796) | Type 2 diabetes (n = 1563) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right | Left | Right | Left | ||||
| (a) 0/I | 0.90 (0.19) 1 | 0.90 (0.18) 1 | 0.72 (0.24) | 0.72 (0.24) | |||
| (b) II–IV without MP | 0.72 (0.29) 2 | 0.73 (0.27) 2 | 0.62 (0.27) 1 | 0.64 (0.27) 1 | |||
| (c) II–IV with MP | 0.62 (0.28) 3 | 0.59 (0.30) 3 | 0.51 (0.27) 2 | 0.51 (0.28) 2 | |||
| (d) V | 0.30 (0.40) | 0.22 (0.33) | 0.01 (0.03) 3 | 0.14 (0.33) 3 | |||
Data are means (SD); n = number of patients.
Significance:
↵p <0.01.
Type 1 diabetes: (1) v b, c, d, (2)v c, d, (3) v d. Type 2 diabetes: (1) v a, (2)v a, b, (3) v a, b, c.