Diabetes Mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hyperglycemia, microvascular disease and accelerated macrovascular disease. It is estimated that sixteen million people in the United States have diabetes mellitus with approximately four million undiagnosed. When both the direct and indirect costs are considered, the economic impact of diabetes mellitus is approximately one hundred billion dollars annually.
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of new onset blindness in the U.S. adult population.
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