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| Keywords: Diabetic macular edema-NEI.jpg en Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss in working-age Americans This condition damages the small blood vessels in the eye's light-sensitive retinal tissue If these damaged blood vessels begin to leak near the center of the retina known as the macula the surrounding area swells and causes a condition called macular edema ~ National Institutes of Health 2010-05-06 04 40 24 http //www nih gov/researchmatters/may2010/05102010eye htm United States National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute Ref EDA10 PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Diabetic retinopathy | ||||
