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Diabetes-Related Eye Disease

Simulation of Diabetes Related Eye Disease.  A street scene obscured by the effects of diabetes related eye disease.

Did you know that diabetes is one of the United States' leading causes of blindness? Diabetics can develop eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy -- the most common diabetes-related eye disorder -- as well as glaucoma and cataracts. Find out about diabetes and vision loss -- plus how to manage diabetes to reduce your risk of developing eye disease.