KROK 1 2015 – Question 156 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A woman complains of visual impairment. Examination revealed obesity in the patient and her fasting plasma glucose level is hyperglycemic. What diabetes complication can cause visual impairment/blindness?
- A. Macroangiopathy
- B. Atherosclerosis
- C. Microangiopathy
- D. Glomerulopathy
- E. Neuropathy
Hint
Consider which size of vessels supplies the retina and what long-standing hyperglycemia does to the wall and basement membrane of such vessels.
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