With Diabetes, Untreated Depression Can Lead To Serious Eye Disease

Monday, August 8, 2011

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Patients with diabetes who also suffer from depression are more likely to develop a serious complication known as diabetic retinopathy, a disease that damages the eye's retina, a five-year study finds.

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With Diabetes, Untreated Depression Can Lead To Serious Eye Disease

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A 45 y.o. female comes to the office with a chief complaint of tearing ou and foreign body sensation. Of note are small superficial punctate epitheliopathy diffusely over the central cornea. Her tear film is scanty ou. One would expect her Schirmer’s test

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