Fig. 1
From: Present and future screening programs for diabetic retinopathy: a narrative review
The figure illustrates the global prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, including vision-threatening cases, based on populations-based systematic reviews [6, 7]. The proportion of vision-threatening cases are highlighted above the overall prevalence of diabetic retinopathy. DR diabetic retinopathy, VTDR vision threatening diabetic retinopathy. NAC North America and Caribbean, SACA South and Central America, EUR Europe, MENA Middle East and Northern Africa, AFR Africa, SEA South East Asia, WP Western Pacific