THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC
AND DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA (DME)
[1: ADA statistics about Diabetes/A]
As the U.S. diabetic population continues to increase, so does the burden of diabetic eye disease1-3
[2: CDC long-term trends in diabetes, p,3/A] [3: NIH Diabetic Retinopathy. p.3/A]
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[1: ADA statistics about Diabetes/A]
Today, more than MILLION people in the United States have diabetes1 By 2034
44.1
Approximately
Approximately
28
%
[4: CDC Diabetes in the US/A]
MILLION people aged 24-85 will have diabetes5
are undiagnosed1
[1: ADA statistics about Diabetes/B] [5: Huang, p2226/A, p2228/A]
1 in 11 adults
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Projections for diabetic eye disease are expected to nearly double in the next few decades, from 7.7 to 14.6 million3
[3: NIH Diabetic Retinopathy Projections/A]
• Vision loss compounds the burden of diabetes, complicating care for other aspects of the disease6
[6: Leksell, p. 128/A]
• Retina Specialists can expect their practice capacity to be stretched as the number of patients with diabetic eye disease continues to surge
How will this impact your practice?
163094_DME_Epid_FC_v9.indd 1
Client:
Ozurdex
10/11/16 3:34 PM
Job Number:
163094
Description:
AD/Designer:
Traffic Mgr:
Prod Mgr:
File Location: Studio Aesthetics
Output Scale: 100%
Print Page Size:
Doc. Size:
w 8.5" x h 11"
Studio Artist:
Q/C Check:
Live: Bleed:
w 0.00” x h 0.00” w 8.75” x h 11.5”
NOTES:
DME Epidemic Flash Final Output: card
CMYK
Brand Lead: 11" x 17"
Revision #:
v9
Date:
10/11//2016
Mechanical Mech Lite X Comp