"Hypertension frequently coexists in patients with diabetes. A new
University of Georgia study shows why the co-morbid conditions can
result in impaired vision," according to
Midwest Lens. "'Results showed early signals of cell death in eyes from diabetic
animals within the first six weeks of elevated blood pressure. Later,
the tiny blood vessels around the optic nerve that nourish the retina
and affect visual processing showed signs of decay as early as 10 weeks
after diabetic animals develop hypertension,' said Azza El-Remessy,
assistant professor in the UGA College of Pharmacy and director of the
UGA clinical and experimental therapeutics program."
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