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We could be doing more to prevent vision loss for people with diabetes

  • Written by Clare Villalba, Service Designer and Researcher (PhD), Queensland University of Technology
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Diabetes-related vision loss is the leading cause of blindness for working-aged Australians. Yet it’s almost entirely preventable.

A recent Australian study found only half of people with diabetes get the recommended annual eye checks.

We could be doing things better.

One of many complications

Around 1.7 million Australians have...

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