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Blindness caused by diabetes - Massachusetts, 1987-1994.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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November 1, 1996
| COPYRIGHT 1996 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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A survey revealed that the incidence of new blindness due to diabetes did not significantly decline in Massachusetts from 1987 to 1994, despite available effective preventive treatments. The only decline was in the 20-44 age group, who make up a small percentage of total cases, perhaps due to early detection and treatment for diabetic retinopathy. New cases of blindness are reported to the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, on whose data the survey is based.
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