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		handiman 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Electromechanical reshaping, an alternative to la... Something I wonder is whether bring very overweight can cause changes in eyesight, and whether weight loss might restore it.

dlcarrier 13 days ago [–]

Being very overweight usually causes high blood sugar, which itself causes changes in eye shape, as well as damage to the retina.

The eye shape changes are reversible, but not the retina damage.

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