The nurse explains that diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness in the United States, results when the retina
a. detaches from the inner chamber wall.
b. hemorrhages and loses it ability to function.
c. is deprived of oxygen.
d. is obstructed by protein plaque.
C
As the microangiography progresses into the chamber of the eyes, the vessels gradually occlude, depleting the retina of oxygen; the retina depends on oxygen to function.
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