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Although considering regions outside of the ETDRS 7-fields altered the DR severity level assessment in <5% of cases in this cohort, significant and potentially vision-threatening lesions including neovascularization and preretinal haemorrhage were identified in these peripheral regions. This highlights the importance of evaluating the entire UWF region when assessing patients with diabetic retinopathy.
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