Are Eye Exams Crucial?


"The window to our soul" has been said about our eyes. It turns out that they're also a good indicator of our general health. Your eye doctor can view and analyse the health and condition of the blood vessels in your retina during a full eye exam, which are an excellent predictor of the health of blood vessels throughout your body. Changes in the appearance of the retinal blood supply and blood vessels are noticeable in conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. 

Anyone with diabetes or who may be at risk for the disease should have their eyes examined at least once a year due to obesity, family history or other reasons. Diabetic eye disease, the main cause of blindness in adults, affects more than 30 million Americans with diabetes and another 84 million who have prediabetes. Diabetic eye disease has no apparent symptoms in its early stages; only a comprehensive eye exam can discover indic
ators of the disease early enough to avoid vision loss.

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