<prompt> Which of the following may develop as a result of juvenilediabetes mellitus?AtaxiaAphasiaDeafnessBlindness  <response>: BLINDNESSBlindness affects a large number of individuals worldwide. It is not an all or none phenomenon, and a person is considered affected by blindness, if the visual acuity does not exceed 20200 in the better eye, with the correcting lenses, or if the visual acuity is greater than 20200 but accompanied by a visual field of no greater than 20 degrees.EtiologyPrenatalCauses are optic atrophy, microphthalmos, tumors, cataracts, toxoplasmosis, rubella, syphilis. TB meningitis, etc.PostnatalCauses are trauma, hypertension, premature birth, hemorrhagic disorders, leukemia, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, etc.Pediatric Dentistry Shobha Tandon - 2nd Ed P: 546 