Proportion of people with diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema varies by ethnicity in a tertiary retinal clinic in Australia: findings from the Liverpool Eye and Diabetes Study (LEADS).

In people attending a tertiary retinal clinic, the proportion of people with DR varies among ethnic groups. The high proportion in persons of Oceanian ethnicity suggests a need for targeted screening of this at-risk group. In addition to traditional risks factors, ethnicity may be an additional independent predictor of DR.