In the print version of the article listed above, in the results section of the abstract, the sentence“Among those with nonproliferative (background) retinopathy at baseline, after 1 year 23% developed preproliferative retinopathy, 5.2% developed maculopathy, and 6.1% developed PDR; after 10 years, the respective cumulative incidences were 53, 9.6, and 11%” should have read,“Among those with nonproliferative (background) retinopathy at baseline, after 5 years 23% developed preproliferative retinopathy, 5.2% developed maculopathy, and 6.1% developed PDR; after 10 years, the respective cumulative incidences were 53%, 9.6%, and 11%.” Also, in the results section of the article, the sentence “Among patients with nonproliferative retinopathy at baseline, after 1 year of follow-up their cumulative incidence of preproliferative retinopathy was 23%, maculopathy 5.2%, and PDR 6.1%” should have read, “Among patients with nonproliferative retinopathy at baseline, after 5 years of follow-up their cumulative incidence of preproliferative retinopathy was 23%, maculopathy 5.2%, and PDR 6.1%.” The online version reflects these changes.

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