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Diabetic db\/db and non-diabetic db\/+ mice aged 14 and 28 weeks underwent cognitive testing in short and long-term memory domains and\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      retinal imaging using optical coherence tomography (OCT), followed by plasma metabolic measures and\n                      <jats:italic>ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      quantification of neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and microvascular leakage.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At 28 weeks, mice exhibited retinal thinning in the ganglion cell complex and inner nuclear layer, concomitant with diabetic insulin resistance, memory deficits, increased expression of inflammation markers and cerebrovascular leakage. 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