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Lipid‐lowering medication is associated with decreased risk of diabetic retinopathy and the need for treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes: A real‐world observational analysis of a health claims database

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Fenofibrate and statins reduced the need for diabetic retinopathy (DR)‐related treatment in clinical trials. We aimed to determine whether use of lipid‐lowering medication reduces the risk of DR and the… Click to show full abstract

Fenofibrate and statins reduced the need for diabetic retinopathy (DR)‐related treatment in clinical trials. We aimed to determine whether use of lipid‐lowering medication reduces the risk of DR and the need for treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes using a real‐world health claims database.

Keywords: diabetic retinopathy; treatment; treatment patients; need treatment; lowering medication; lipid lowering

Journal Title: Diabetes
Year Published: 2018

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