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What You Need to Know About Eye Floaters Have you ever looked up at a bright blue sky, a blank piece of paper, or a plain white wall and realized that you’re seeing strange knobby strings, cobwebs, or dark spots floating around in your field of vision? And...
8 Eye Conditions Retinal Imaging Can Diagnose and Monitor
There is much more to your eyes than the luminous brown, green, gray, blue, or hazel orbs that look back at you in the mirror. The inner structures of your eyes drive your ability to see clearly and are of utmost importance to your eye doctor as he or she cares for your long-term visual health. One diagnostic tool that helps your optometrist look more closely at the back of your eye and monitor eye health is digital reginal imaging (DRI). DRI...
5 Ways to Reduce or Prevent Diabetic Eye Disease
November is American Diabetes Month. It’s estimated that more than 30 million adults over age 18 currently have diabetes, with another 84 million showing signs of prediabetes. For those over age 65, one in four have diabetes and its associated complications. Did...
Your Optometrist: On the First Line of Defense Against Diabetes
November is American Diabetes Month, an appropriate time to raise awareness of this epidemic that impacts 34 million children and adults in the United States. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of diseases that result from blood sugar being too high because of...
13 Surprising Health Issues An Eye Exam Can Detect
In our previous post, we explored 7 serious health issues your optometrist can detect during your annual comprehensive eye exam. These include: Diabetes High Blood Pressure Thyroid disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Brain tumors High cholesterol Cancer But your...
7 Serious Health Issues An Eye Exam Can Detect
The eyes are sometimes called the windows to the soul. That may be true, but for health purposes, they’re also a window that provides a clearer view of your total body health. Did you know that your optometrist can detect 20 or more health conditions that may be...
10 Ways Vision and Learning are Linked
Whether your child is back in the classroom this year or learning virtually, you want your student to learn in the most effective way possible. Did you know that there’s one key factor in learning that is sometimes overlooked? That factor is how well the eyes...
27 Telltale Signs Your Child Has a Functional Vision Problem
It’s been a back-to-school season like no other! And whether your student is learning in a classroom or you’re overseeing their virtual learning program from home, vision is critical to how kids learn in a multitude of ways. The first way vision is...