Chicago (PRWEB) May 14, 2013
Diabetes continues to impact the health and lifestyle of millions of Americans. According to the 2012 Vision Problems in the U.S. report from Prevent Blindness America and the National Eye Institute, more than 7.6 million people ages 40 and older have diabetic retinopathy, an 89 percent increase from 10 years ago.
For those who depend on their vision for their livelihood, diabetes can have a devastating effect. A new study entitled Truck Drivers Suffer Significant Economic Burden Due to Diabetic Macular Edema, by Sunir S. Patel, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor at Texas Tech University of Medicine, et al, found that those in the commercial truck driving industry were at heightened risk for developing diabetes and diabetic macular edema (DME) due to:
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