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Diabetic retinopathy affects an estimated one-third of people with diabetes, also, the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in adults between 35-50. Retinopathy can affect all diabetics. When it reaches a critical stage, it becomes particularly dangerous, thereby, increasing the risk of blindness, if it is left untreated.