Diabetic Eye Exams at Professional Family Eyecare
Diabetic Eye Care Driven by Empathy & Cutting-Edge Technology
Diabetes affects the whole body, and diabetic retinopathy is a condition that occurs when diabetes causes damage to the blood vessels in your retina, often through your blood vessels. If you have diabetes, it is important to get a diabetic eye exam at least once per year, so you can know that your vision isn’t being impacted by the condition. At Professional Family Eyecare, our eye exams are thorough, high-tech, and check every nook and cranny — if we do see something, we’ll create a customized treatment plan to protect your sight long-term.
What are Diabetic Eye Exams?
Diabetic eye exams are similar to comprehensive eye exams, in the sense that they check your visual acuity and eye health, but they include extra tests that we give for patients who are diabetic or pre-diabetic. When diabetes first impacts your eyes, the symptoms are small and difficult to notice without the right advanced equipment. A diabetic eye exam is the only way to notice those symptoms before they cause permanent damage.
Why are Diabetic Eye Exams Important?
The damage done by diabetic retinopathy and other diabetes-related complications is irreversible — once they begin to harm your vision, there’s no way to get it back. And because the damage begins so slowly, most people don’t notice incremental changes to their vision until their sight has been heavily impacted. An annual diabetic eye exam is the only way to detect problems early enough to get ahead of the condition with a treatment plan that works.
Seeing the Advanced Technology is Believing
Our technology is part of what makes our diabetic eye care an industry gold standard. At Professional Family Eyecare, we can see every contour, every nook and cranny, and every blood vessel at the back of your eye, so if anything’s amiss, we’ll find it.
Why Choose Us to Monitor for Diabetic Retinopathy?
One-on-one care means getting wholly customized treatment. We don’t just adapt our diabetic eye exams for patients with diabetes, we adapt the exam to your specific needs. Our team knows you and knows your eyes and will fight for your sight just like we’d fight for our own family. Visit us if you have diabetes or are pre-diabetic and you need your annual eye exam — we’ll make sure you get the best, individualized care and bring you up to speed on your eyes, so you don’t have to live in the dark, literally or figuratively!
