Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Explained
A reader asks about a 68-year-old mother with diabetes going blind. The doctor explains diabetic retinopathy, where the retina’s blood vessels break and damage the retinal screen that forms the images seen by the brain.
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Diabetes and Apollo 17 Moon Landing Snippet
The excerpt discusses diabetes complications affecting the eye including hemorrhages into the vitreous and cataracts, with notes on limited effectiveness of glasses and potential experimental retina treatments. It urges early detection, management, and annual screening, and advertises Health Letter issues. It also briefly recalls the Apollo 17 lunar landing with astronauts Cernan and Schmitt.
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Eugene Cernan
Harrison
Jack) Schmitt
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