Study design Population-based, propensity scorematched cohort 173,846 patients total (86,923 per cohort) Mean age: 56.9 12.7 years 52.0% women Comparison: tirzepatide initiation vs lifestyle intervention alone (no weight-loss drug exposure) Key outcomes at 12 months Tirzepatide use was associated with a lower risk of incident and progressive diabetic retinopathy, including reduced need for ocular interventions: Incident mild NPDR: RR 0.864 (95% CI 0.7580.985) Proliferative DR: RR 0.705 (0.5640.882) DR with macular edema: RR 0.624 (0.5360.727) Vitreous hemorrhage: RR 0.607 (0.4290.860) Tractional retinal detachment: RR 0.370 (0.1790.765) Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections: RR 0.479 (0.3680.625) Pan-retinal photocoagulation: RR 0.610 (0.4030.924) Why this matters As tirzepatide continues to reshape cardiometabolic care, these findings add meaningful real-world evidence suggesting not only metabolic benefit, but a potential reduction in microvascular complications, including those requiring procedural intervention

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