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- 2. What process forms abnormal new blood vessels in advanced disease?
- 3. What tiny weakened capillary outpouchings appear early in the disease?
- 8. What growth factor stimulates new vessel growth in diabetic retinopathy?
- 10. What condition results from chronically elevated blood glucose?
- 11. What structure provides sharp central vision?
- 12. What term describes reduced oxygen supply to retinal tissue?
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- 1. What process involving free radicals contributes to retinal damage?
- 4. What is the light-sensitive tissue damaged in diabetic retinopathy?
- 5. What molecule forms when glucose binds abnormally to proteins?
- 6. What support cells are lost early in diabetic retinopathy?
- 7. What type of hemorrhage can occur when fragile retinal vessels rupture into the eye?
- 9. What term describes swelling caused by fluid buildup in retinal tissue?