EyeconX Ideas! - Myopia May Protect Against Diabetic Retinopathy http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=myopia-may-protect-against-diabetic-retinopathy A review sifting through 52 years of published research has strengthened the belief that myopia's structural effect on the ocular anatomy affords protection against diabetic retinopathy (DR).The medical literature is inconsistent and difficult to interpret,but Ryan Man, BSc, from the Centre for Eye Research Australia,Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne,Australia, and coll... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:50:28 EDT en