Table 2 Visual acuity at diabetes diagnosis according to age, sex, retinopathy, and cataract
| Â | Visual acuity a | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Normal | Moderately impaired | Blind | All patients |
| Â | n = 1,163 | n = 67 | n = 11 | n = 1,241 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   40- < 60 | 429 (36.9) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 430 (34.7) |
   60- < 70 | 366 (31.5) | 10 (14.9) | 1 (9.1) | 377 (30.4) |
   70+ | 368 (31.6) | 56 (83.6) | 10 (90.9) | 434 (35.0) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 622 (53.5) | 28 (41.8) | 3 (27.3) | 653 (52.6) |
   Female | 541 (46.5) | 39 (58.2) | 8 (72.7) | 588 (47.4) |
Retinopathy a | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Diabetic retinopathy |  |  |  |  |
Microaneurysms only | 13 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (9.1) | 14 (1.1) |
Further diabetic retinopathy | 34 (2.9) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (18.2) | 38 (3.1) |
   Age-related macular degeneration, AMD | 117 (10.1) | 30 (44.8) | 7 (63.6) | 154 (12.4) |
   Other | 104 (8.9) | 7 (10.5) | 1 (9.1) | 112 (9.0) |
   No retinopathy | 908 (78.3) | 32 (47.8) | 1 (9.1) | 941 (76.0) |
Cataract a | 278 (24.2) | 55 (82.1) | 4 (36.4) | 337 (27.5) |
Ophthalmologist's indication of reason for visual impairment a, b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Retinopathy of all sorts | 76 (6.5) | 13 (19.4) | 5 (45.4) | 94 (7.6) |
   Cataract | 171 (14.7) | 25 (37.3) | 1 (9.1) | 197 (15.9) |
   Other causes | 42 (3.6) | 6 (9.0) | 2 (18.2) | 50 (4.0) |
   Combination of causes | 45 (3.9) | 20 (29.9) | 2 (18.2) | 67 (5.4) |
   None | 829 (71.3) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (9.1) | 833 (67.1) |