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Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which could eventually lead to blindness.It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all diabetics who have had diabetes for 15 years or more. 
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Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism--the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach. When we eat, the pancr...
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Diabetic Eye Disease as related to Diabetes
- NEI: Diabetic Eye Disease Consumer Website
Diabetic eye disease has no warning signs. Finding and treating the disease early, before it causes vision loss or blindness, is the best way to control diabetic eye disease.
- Diabetic Eye Disease - Asheville Eye Associates - Diabetic Eye ...
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- Diabetic Eye Disease: Glossary
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- Diabetic Eye Disease Diabetes Diabetic Retinopathy
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- Diabetic Eye Disease
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- Diabetic Eye Disease Program
Overview of the Texas Diabetes Council's Diabetic Eye Disease Program, including forms for use by program providers. The Diabetic Eye Disease Program (DEDP) helps prevent ...
- Diabetic Eye Disease
Preventing diabetic eye disease, or retinopathy, is an important goal of the NIH Research Clinic at Sacaton. Long-term diabetes can cause blood vessels in the retina of the eye to ...
- Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetic retinopathy is the medical term for the most common diabetic eye disease. This page on the eMedTV site discusses this and other forms of diabetic eye disease in detail ...
- Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide, and, in the United States, it is the most common cause of blindness in people younger than 65
- Diabetic Eye Disease
Information for People With Diabetes. Diabetes is a very serious disease that can cause problems like blindness, heart disease, kidney failure, and ...
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