The actual number of adults with self-reported diabetes and vision impairment increased from 2.7 million to 3.9 million during the same period. The CDC also said annual contact with an eye-care provider remained constant at 63 percent among those with diabetes and visual impairment and 57 percent among those with diabetes but no visual impairment.
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