It’s Diabetes Awareness Month. Be Aware.
- At November 22, 2022
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Blurry vision can be one of the first signs of diabetes, so eye doctors are often the first health professionals to diagnose the disease. However, diabetes can be diagnosed in an eye exam even if no symptoms are noticeable.
Diabetes and Your Eyes
- At November 21, 2022
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DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH
- At November 18, 2022
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Yes. You should plan to make regular eye doctor visits when you have diabetes. High blood sugar can lead to problems like blurry vision, cataracts, glaucoma, and retinopathy. In fact, diabetes is the primary cause of blindness in adults ages 20 to 74.
Remember: Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes
- At November 17, 2022
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High blood sugar can damage the tiny blood vessels in your eyes over time. That can lead to an eye disease called diabetic retinopathy. High blood sugar can also lead to cataracts and glaucoma. So take care of your diabetes — and keep up with annual eye exams — to take care of your eyes.
Take heart: Diabetes care and eye care work together.
- At November 16, 2022
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National Diabetes Month
- At November 15, 2022
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- Get a comprehensive vision exam, including a dilated retinal exam, once a year.
- Many eye problems do not have obvious symptoms. Watch for any changes in your vision.
- Reduce your risk of visual impairment by keeping your blood glucose level under control and maintaining overall good health.
Astigmatism
- At November 11, 2022
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Astigmatism is irregular shape of the cornea or lens. Normally, the cornea and lens are smooth and curved equally in all directions, helping to focus light rays sharply onto the retina. However, if your cornea or lens is not smooth and evenly curved, this results in unclear vision.
CONTACT LENS EXAM
- At November 10, 2022
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Contact lenses are the perfect solution for people with vision problems who do not wish to have surgery and do not like the feel and visual appearance of eyeglasses. There are many contact lenses available today to fit your special needs as well as special eye problems. Clarity Eye Center offers contact lens evaluations for spherical, bifocal, monovision, toric and keratoconus. Your doctor will recommend which contact lenses are best suitable for you based on a complete vision examination and a review of your visual needs at work and at play.
TIPS TO KEEPING YOUR EYES HEALTHY
- At November 09, 2022
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1. Get a dilated eye exam at least once a year and share the results with your primary care doctor.
• In this exam, you will get eye drops to make your pupils larger. Pupils are the black circles in the middle of your eyes. The drops are painless and help your eye doctor see inside your eyes to look for signs of health problems.
• A dilated eye exam can help your eye doctor find and treat problems to keep you from losing your vision from diabetes.
• Our eye doctor may take pictures of your eyes with a tool called retinal photography. This helps to see the retina, which is at the back part of your eyes.
• Be sure to keep your next eye doctor appointment!
2. Visit your eye doctor right away if you:
• See little black lines or spots that don’t go away.
• See any red spots.
• See red fog.
• Have a sudden change in how clearly you see.
• Take longer than usual to adjust to darkness.
Protect Your Eyes from UV Light
- At November 08, 2022
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Pinguecula and Pterygium are common, non-cancerous growths on the cornea (clear part of the eye) and conjunctiva (white of the eye) likely caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. These growths are usually not serious and can be safely removed by our experienced eye surgeons here at Clarity Eye Center. Reasons for seeking surgical management may be unrelenting symptoms of foreign body sensation/ eye irritation, growth into the visual axis, or induced irregular astigmatism limiting best correction visual potential.