Diabetes How Diabetes can be detected in an eye exam By editorNovember 19, 2015 November is Diabetes Awareness Month I see patients every day for diabetic eye exams. It is great that they are coming in for these exams, but I find that most of them don’t understand WHY they need yearly eye exams. High blood sugar weakens the smallest blood vessels in our body (capillaries) by weakening the ... read moreNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month By editorNovember 17, 2015This is a good opportunity to emphasize some important points about Diabetes Mellitus and eye health. In our country, diabetes is the leading cause of visual impairment in working-age individuals. Many of you may already know this. Moreover, 60 percent of adults also realize that diabetes may be detectable through a comprehensive eye exam. R. ... read more
