Cammi N Valdez et al.
The American journal of pathology, 184(10), 2618-2626 (2014-08-06)
Diabetes can lead to vision loss because of progressive degeneration of the neurovascular unit in the retina, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy. In its early stages, the pathology is characterized by microangiopathies, including microaneurysms, microhemorrhages, and nerve layer infarcts