PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Rizzo, Toni ED - Singerman, Lawrence J. TI - Lessons Learned from Recent Clinical Trials on DR DP - 2014 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 21--25 VI - 14 IP - 43 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/43/21.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/43/21.full AB - A total of 347 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, while out that almost 8 million people had diabetic retinopathy (DR) in 2010; that number is projected to rise to about 11 million in 2030 and to 14 million in 2050. This article provides updates on current diagnosis and treatment of DR.