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Friday, November 30, 2018

Diabetic Retinopathy

A complication of diabetes that affects the eyes is diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the retina (the back of the eye). Diabetic retinopathy will mostly likely affect both of your eyes. This condition can develop for any person that has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The longer that you have diabetes paired with less controlled blood sugar, the more likely you are to get this condition. To read more on the research that I did on Diabetic Retinopathy, click on the link below!

Diabetic Retinopathy


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