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| Diabetic retinopathy | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Photo of the back of the eye (fundus) showing where scatter laser surgery was done for diabetic retinopathy. | |
| ICD-10 | H36. (E10.3 E11.3 E12.3 E13.3 E14.3) |
| ICD-9 | 250.5 |
| DiseasesDB | 29372 |
| MedlinePlus | 000494 |
| eMedicine | oph/414 oph/415 |
| MeSH | D003930 |
Diabetic retinopathy, is the most common eye disease caused by diabetes, it damages the retinas in both eyes, causing vision problems which may lead to blindness.
It affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more. However it is possible that at least 90% of these new cases could be kept from becoming severe with early diagnosis and proper treatment.
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