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What to Know About Diabetic Retinopathy
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Gerald Morris Your Health

What to Know About Diabetic Retinopathy

The likelihood of developing diabetic retinopathy increases the longer a person has diabetes, especially if their blood sugar is chronically high. And while symptoms of this eye complication may be slow to develop, it is possible for it to eventually cause blindness. Read on to learn more about the signs, causes and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy, as well as what can be done to prevent it from occurring altogether.

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