THE number of people going blind because of diabetes is set to rise, as more contract the chronic condition.
Singapore has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world, 9% in all adults, said the head of the strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology service department at the Singapore National Eye Centre, Dr Yvonne Ling.
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