How Can Diabetes Affect Eye Health?
HOW CAN DIABETES AFFECT EYE HEALTH? There are a number of diseases and afflictions that lead to eye diseases and other eye complications. The most notable eye-affecting disease that might surprise you is diabetes. When you think of diabetes you probably think of heart or kidney problems, few people actually associate eye diseases with diabetes. If diabetes is not well controlled, it can cause irreversible eye health complications. At Poudre Valley Eye Care in Fort Collins, we have years of experience is vision care and are familiar with the potential risks that diabetes can impose. Some of the main risks […]
4 Signs It Is Time For An Eye Exam
4 SIGNS IT IS TIME FOR AN EYE EXAM As a kid, you may remember getting yearly eye exams at school. Or getting your eyes checked at the doctor’s office for your yearly physical. But, now that you are an adult, how often should you be getting an eye exam? And what are the signs that an eye exam is long passed due? YOU DON’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR. Eye exams, especially for people who have never experienced vision problems and do not need contacts or glasses, are easy to put on the backburner. […]
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