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Could diabetes cause astigmatism?
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Unlikely: Diabetes can have a variety of effects on your eyes including creating problems in the retina, and cataracts. Diabetes does not cause astigmatism--probably more of a co-incidence that you have both conditions
Answered 9/29/2016
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