Statin use and the risk of progression to vision threatening diabetic retinopathy.
Elana A MeerJ Clay BavingerYinxi YuPeiying HuaBrendan McGeehanBrian L VanderBeekPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2022)
Statin use was found not to be protective for progression of DR regardless of study methodology. These results suggest that the specifics of the population studied rather than differing study methodology are important in assessing the effect of statins on DR progression.