• Question: What is diabetic retinopathy?

    Asked by 889dagg46 to Vaanu on 9 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Vaanathi Sundaresan

      Vaanathi Sundaresan answered on 9 Nov 2016:


      It is the stage of Diabetis Mellitus (or just diabetes) where the retina of human eyes gets affected. It might cause haemorrhage, deposition of exudates and internal bleeding. Severe stages of DR leads to blindness.

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