Diabetic Retinopathy
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Diabetic Retinopathy
View Originalpicture 1How diabetic retinopathy affects vision
Vision loss can be caused by different problems in the eye:Presbyopia makes it hard for the lens to focus
View Originalfigure 1Common eye disorders
Diabetic retinopathy can impair vision and cause dark spots in your vision.
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How diabetic retinopathy affects vision
Diabetic retinopathy can impair vision and cause dark spots in your vision.
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Common eye disorders
- Presbyopia makes it hard for the lens to focus
- Cataracts make the lens cloudy
- Glaucoma damages the optic nerve
- Macular degeneration damages the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail
- Diabetic retinopathy damages the blood vessels in the retina, the part of the eye that receives visual images and sends these images to the brain
Presbyopia makes it hard for the lens to focus
Cataracts make the lens cloudy
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve
Macular degeneration damages the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail
Diabetic retinopathy damages the blood vessels in the retina, the part of the eye that receives visual images and sends these images to the brain
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Common eye disorders
- Presbyopia makes it hard for the lens to focus
- Cataracts make the lens cloudy
- Glaucoma damages the optic nerve
- Macular degeneration damages the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail
- Diabetic retinopathy damages the blood vessels in the retina, the part of the eye that receives visual images and sends these images to the brain
Presbyopia makes it hard for the lens to focus
Cataracts make the lens cloudy
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve
Macular degeneration damages the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail
Diabetic retinopathy damages the blood vessels in the retina, the part of the eye that receives visual images and sends these images to the brain
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