Article updated and reviewed by Edward B. Feinberg, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine on May 2, 2005.
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by
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Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the eye's retina that occurs with long-term diabetes.See also:Type 1 diabetesType 2 diabetesAlternative... Read more »
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