What if you were losing your eyesight without even realizing it? For millions of people living with diabetes, this isn’t a distant fear, it is a real and silent danger. Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), often called the invisible thief of sight, can quietly damage the retina without showing any symptoms until it’s too late. In India, where over 101 million people already live with diabetes, a number expected to soar to 134 million by 2045, the risk of vision loss is growing at an alarming pace. DR is now one of the leading causes behind the estimated 1.1 crore people suffering from retinal disorders across the country. How diabetes affects the eyes To understand how DR occurs, think of the retina as the film or sensor in a camera. It is the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye r

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