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Low Blood Sugar Contributes to Eye Damage and Vision Loss in Diabetic Retinopathy; Experimental Drug May Help Treat Condition

In a new National Institutes of Health-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and water in and out of the retina.

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