Diabetic Eye Exams | Eye Sea Davis Optometry

Diabetes Can Affect Your Eye Health & Vision

Diabetes can affect your body in many ways, including your eyes and vision. This disease can affect your eyes, placing your vision at risk. While diabetes can significantly affect your eye health, regular visits to your optometrist can help protect your sight.

Annual eye exams are important for your eye health when you have diabetes. Visit Eye Sea Davis Optometry, and we can help manage your diabetes and eye health.

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The Impact of Diabetes on Your Ocular Health

Diabetes affects how your body uses glucose (blood sugar). Your body releases insulin when blood sugar rises, but diabetes disrupts how this process works. Diabetes causes the body to not make enough insulin or not use it as well as it should.

Because diabetes affects insulin usage, high blood sugar can negatively affect your vision. It can damage the blood vessels in the eye, leading to potential vision loss.

Two common diabetes-related eye diseases include:

Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that can significantly affect your vision. Damaged blood vessels in the retina leak blood and fluid because of high glucose levels, leading to potential vision loss.
Diabetic Macular Edema: Diabetic macular edema is a complication of diabetic retinopathy where the macula swells. Leaking fluid causes this swelling, and ongoing damage can lead to irreversible vision loss if left unaddressed.

How We Diagnose Diabetes-Related Problems

We check for eye disease during every eye exam, using diagnostic technology to identify potential problems and visual changes. Diabetes can significantly affect your eye health and vision, so our team takes a thorough approach in your eye exam.

One diagnostic tool we use is the Optos Optomap, a retinal imaging device. The Optomap helps us identify signs of eye disease in its earliest stages, capturing images of the retina and optic nerve. Retinal imaging helps identify glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration in their earliest stages.

We’re Here to Care for Your Eyes

Diabetes can affect your eye health and vision, but our team is here to help. We can help care for your eye health and vision. Contact us when it’s time for your annual eye exam.

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At Eye Sea Davis Optometry, we thoroughly assess your eyes to provide a customized treatment plan unique to you. Our technology includes OptiLight by Lumenis, an intense pulsed light treatment that helps to reduce inflammation and improve the quality of your tears.

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