Dr. David Baxter, Optometrist

11/21/2025

New wearable tech is transforming diabetes care—no more constant finger pricks. Devices such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) make monitoring easier and less stressful, especially for needle-phobic people!

11/19/2025

11/19/2025

Hey parents: Is your college student heading home for the holidays? Schedule their eye exam today so you can enjoy the season—and the gift of healthy vision—before finals start in December!

11/17/2025

Diabetic blood sugar compliance is good for your eyes and improves overall health outcomes. Managing blood sugar can reduce not only vision risks but also kidney disease, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease, which often coexist.

11/14/2025

Today is — Protect your vision with these steps:
• Schedule your yearly dilated eye exam
• Manage blood sugar, blood pressure & cholesterol
• Quit smoking
• Stay active — it helps your eyes and your diabetes

11/13/2025

Your annual dilated eye exam is the best way to catch early signs of diabetes-related vision changes or vision loss caused by uncontrolled blood sugar. Have you booked yours yet?

11/11/2025

Ben Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s true for diabetes: Your discipline in controlling blood sugar is the #1 factor in preventing diabetic vision loss. The good news? Prevention is within your control.

11/07/2025

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you know: Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can damage the retina and the small blood vessels in the back of the eye, which can result in diabetic retinopathy — the leading cause of blindness in U.S. adults.

11/05/2025

Spending long hours staring into screens—whether for work, school, or just scrolling—can leave your eyes feeling fatigued. Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break to focus on something 20 feet away. It can help reduce screen-time strain.

11/03/2025

Your eyes are a window into your vascular, neurological, and overall bodily health. Did you know that optometrists diagnose 400,000+ cases of diabetes each year, as well as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and neurological disorders? (Yep. We do that!)

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! Wearing a costume tonight? Be extra careful with makeup and accessories — don’t get glitter in your eyes. Every November, we see patients with eyelid infections, corneal scratches, and allergic reactions from makeup, glitter, and false eyelashes. Ouch!

10/29/2025

Happy Halloweek! Tempted to wear non-prescription spooky contact lenses this weekend? We advise against it. Every year, we see patients who wear non-prescription costume lenses that cause painful scratches, infections, and corneal ulcers. Better safe than sorry!