November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
What is Diabetic Eye Disease?
Diabetic eye disease, a leading cause of blindness, often has no early warning signs. That’s why it’s so important for people with diabetes to get regular eye exams to catch problems early — and get timely treatment and the right follow-up care. It is important to have regular Diabetic Health Exams. The good news is that early detection and treatment can drastically lower the risk of blindness!
- Diabetic eye diseases are a set of eye problems that can affect people with diabetes
- There are several kinds of diabetic eye diseases, and all of them can cause vision loss and blindness
- People with diabetes can protect their vision by getting eye exams at least once a year
- Controlling diabetes can help lower the risk of vision loss
Symptoms can include
- Blurred vision
- Flashes of light
- Sudden loss of vision
- Blotches or spots in vision
What your Optometrist can do to help:
- Provide yearly Dilated Health Exams (generally covered by Alberta Health Care), in addition to your Comprehensive Eye Exams, which can diagnose the beginnings, or monitor the progression of Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma and Cataracts.We use cutting edge technology and clinical experience to best help our patients.
Click on the link for more information https://www.diabetes.ca/managing-my-diabetes/preventing-complications/eye-damage for more information, and book your Comprehensive Eye Exam to get started:
