Taking Control of Diabetic Risk

While it’s true that diabetes presents a higher risk for many eye diseases, there are ways that we can help preserve and protect your eyesight. It all starts with a responsible eye exam schedule. Our optometrists take a thorough look at your eyes to ensure you have the help you need to manage your eye health while living with diabetes.

Take the time to visit us at Town Eye Care if you have been diagnosed with diabetes. We can help you get ahead of associated diabetic eye conditions before they damage your vision.

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Consistent Annual Prevention

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you should visit our practice annually. Some eye diseases, like glaucoma, can be present without any symptoms and have an increased chance of occuring in diabetic patients. Our goal at Town Eye Care is always to maintain your ocular health, All we need from you is a visit once a year.

A Clear Picture of Diabetic Risks

Town Eye Care uses modern fundus photography to get a complete picture of your ocular health. It helps us understand what is happening at the back of your eye and better manage eye diseases linked to diabetes.

The fundus is the inside, back surface of the eye that includes the retina and macula. Fundus photography allows us to see through a dilated pupil with clarity. This digital retinal imaging provides high-definition images of the optic nerve, giving us details on potential eye conditions caused by diabetes.

Diabetic Retinopathy

The retina is a sensitive part of the eye that is responsible for providing your sight. Increased blood sugar due to diabetes can damage tiny vessels in the retina, leading to a disease like diabetic retinopathy.

If left untreated, total vision loss may occur. Diabetic retinopathy usually develops slowly on the onset, so annual eye exams are essential for catching this disease. Diabetic retinopathy symptoms can include:

Sudden changes in vision
Blurred vision
Eye floaters and spots
Double vision
Eye pain

Diabetic Macular Edema

A buildup of fluid that leads to swelling in the center of the retina is known as macular edema. The macula is the most central part of the retina and responsible for central vision. When the blood vessels in the eye experience are damaged, they can leak into the macula, causing it to swell. People diagnosed with diabetes have a much higher risk of experiencing macular edema.

Regular diabetic eye exams are essential for slowing the progress of complications in the retina.

Let’s Make a Commitment

By regularly examining our patients who have diabetes, we minimize the risk for more threatening ocular conditions. We assess all aspects of vision during a diabetic eye exam to ensure eye disease hasn’t interrupted the sense of sight.

Let’s commit to keeping vision protected from diabetic-related eye disease.

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