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Figure 1 .
Results of DCCT showing the progression of retinopathy with conventional and intensive treatment to achieve glycaemic control. Reproduced from DCCT Research Group. N Engl J Med 1993;329:977-86. Copyright © 1993. Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
Figure 2 .
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the treatment effects of lisinopril in the EUCLID study.
Figure 3 .
Progression of at least one level of retinopathy by level of retinopathy at baseline (from EUCLID study).
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