11/08/2021
Have you or your loved one had your yearly eye exam yet? While it is important everyone gets a yearly eye exam to check the health of their eyes, it is crucial for diabetic patients be monitored yearly. A diabetic eye exam checks for diabetic retinopathy that if undiagnosed the diabetic patient could go blind. Fluctuating blood sugars can have an impact on this as well as how you see.
Call and set up your appointment with Dr. Jay Newcomer or Dr. Macon Newcomer today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates nearly 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and 88 million have prediabetes while another 7.3 million have type 2 diabetes (T2D) but are unaware of their condition. Optometry can leverage a broad collaborative of diabetes care and educat...