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The Impact of Diabetes on Neuronal, Glial, and Vascular Cells of the Retina

Implications for the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy

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Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged Americans (1); the seriousness of the disease is underscored by the burgeoning literature in this field. Reviews of pathogenesis and mechanisms of the disease abound. Indeed, a PubMed search of the topic yields more than 14,000 papers dating back to the late 1940s. It is beyond the scope of this chapter to review such a staggering volume of literature and largely unnecessary given the plethora of outstanding reviews on the topic of mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy that have been published in the last decade.

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