EyeconX Ideas! - Visual Impairment Becoming Less Likely in Diabetes http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=visual-impairment-becoming-less-likely-in-diabetes The age-adjusted percentage of people with diabetes reporting visual impairment (VI) dropped substantially between 1997 and 2010, from 23.7% in 1997 to 16.7% in 2010, according to National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the decrease in the proportion of patients with VI, diabetes is still increasing rapidly in incidence, and the ab... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:54:13 EST en