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Why does diabetes cause retinopathy?
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Vascular damage: Diabetes can cause damage to the small blood vessels in the eye causing microvascular leakage and occlusion. Elevated blood sugar levels appear to be the primary cause of this damage.
Answered 10/17/2019
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