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Diabetic retinopathy is the most common vascular complication of diabetes, and the leading cause of vision loss among working age Americans. Experts estimate a half a billion eyes will be affected by diabetic retinopathy worldwide by the year 2030. Left untreated, it leads to blindness after 20 to 30 years with diabetes.