11 Mar It's Not What You Look At, It's What You Look For
Knowing what to look for is essential to making a correct medical diagnosis. Retinal disease, such as ARMD and diabetes is easy to diagnose as we can also "see" the eye....
Knowing what to look for is essential to making a correct medical diagnosis. Retinal disease, such as ARMD and diabetes is easy to diagnose as we can also "see" the eye....
Getting your eyes dilated is an important part of a complete eye exam. It is the only way to directly examine a cataract, optic nerve or retina. Patients that have diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration should always expect to have a dilated exam....
Hemoglobin A1C values are now used to not only treat blood sugar levels, but to diagnose diabetes as well. With earlier diagnosis, vision loss may be decreased due to earlier, and easier, diagnosis....
Vision requirements in most states require good vision in only one eye! Patients with diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration usually do not lose their driver's license due to vision requirements....
What is the right time to get an eye exam for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration? Do you wait for something wrong?...
Increased urinary frequency, thirst and blurry vision may be the earliest signs of diabetes....
There may be nothing to do to absolutely prevent diabetic retinopathy, but you can prevent loss of vision....
Elevated Hg A1C and Lipoprotein A may lead to progression of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy....