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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 59-year-old man comes to the physician because of bilateral blurry vision and difficulty driving at night that has been worsening progressively over the past 5 months. He has hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia. His hemoglobin A1c concentration is 8.9 mg/dL. A slit-lamp shows cloudy opacities of the lenses bilaterally. The patient's eye condition is most likely due to increased activity of which of the following enzymes?
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Aldose reductase