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This population-based cohort study investigated the association between statin therapy and the development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia.
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Statin use in Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia was associated with a lower risk of all stages of diabetic retinopathy and need for treatments for vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy.
– Kathleen Freeman, OD, FAAO