Effect of socioeconomic deprivation as determined by the English deprivation deciles on the progression of diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy: a multivariate case-control analysis of 88 910 patients attending a South-East London diabetic eye screening service.
Periklis GiannakisPaul NderituJoan M Nunez do RioLaura WebsterSamantha S MannDavid HopkinsManuel Jorge CardosoMarc ModatChristos BergelesTimothy L JacksonPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2023)
IMD subdomains allow for the detection of associations between aspects of deprivation and rDR, which may be missed when using the aggregate IMD. The generalisation of these findings outside the UK population requires corroboration internationally.