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Eye Disorder Risk High Among Older Diabetics

Eye Disorder Risk High Among Older Diabetics

According to a recent study, around 30 percent of adults with diabetes in the United States who are over 40 years old are said to have diabetic retinopathy with around 4 percent of them having the type that can threaten their eyesight. Diabetic retinopathy is the damage to the retina as a result of complications of diabetes milletus. Diabetic milletus is said to be the leading cause of legal blindness among US adu