Diabetes is no fun. In addition to always being told to eat less and exercise more, people living with diabetes are at an increased risk of a whole host of complications, including cardiovascular disease, eye problems, and dementia.
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It’s not too far-fetched to say that regular eye examinations can save your vision – but would you believe that an eye test could save your life? In addition to our eyes being the windows to our souls, they are also little peepholes into our bodies (literally). Many life-threatening systemic diseases can first manifest as signs in our eyes, even before we begin to notice symptoms in other parts of the body. And to catch even more people unaware, some of these ocular signs occur without us realizing, making routine eye examinations a little more important than you previously thought. Here are some of the major conditions an eye test might detect.
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It’s a fly! No, it’s a spider! No, it’s a…. vitreous floater. Though you may be relieved to realize you’ve not …
With dementia affecting almost 6 million people in the US, it wouldn’t be unexpected that you may personally know of someone …
