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Letters |1 December 1996

Cost-Effectiveness of Detecting and Treating Diabetic Retinopathy

Jonathan C. Javitt, MD, MPH; Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, PhD

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  • Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007. Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA 02215.
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We appreciate Dr. Lambert's interest in our work. However, contrary to his assertion, neither of the issues he raises limits the application of our study results to decision making.
Dr. Lambert challenges our assumption that persons with diabetes who lose their sight are as likely to be rehabilitated as visually disabled persons in the rest of the population. He suggests that loss of proprioception and touch sensation associated with diabetes might cause persons with diabetes to value their sight more highly than do those without the disease. Although he presents no data to support this proposition, we can...
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Javitt JC, Aiello LP. Cost-Effectiveness of Detecting and Treating Diabetic Retinopathy. Ann Intern Med. 1996;125:939. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-11-199612010-00020

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(11):939.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-11-199612010-00020

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