NOVEMBER IS AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan considers educating diabetic patients one of his most important missions. That is because diabetes is the single leading cause of irreversible vision loss in Americans under 70 years of age. During this month, please visit stopdiabetes.org to learn more about this [...]
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Diabetic Retinopathy Seen in Nearly One in Three Diabetics
The Los Angeles Times (8/11, Maugh) reports, “Nearly three in 10 Americans with diabetes over the age of 40 suffer from vision impairment caused by diabetic retinopathy, and about 4.4% have a form of the condition so severe it threatens their eyesight,”
Annual Eye Exam Critical for Patients with Diabetes
Diabetes causes diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss in Americans. At Spectrum Eyecare, Dr. Henahan specializes in finding diabetes and helping prevent vision loss.
Diabetes, Hypertension patients need annual eye exam to reduce blindness risk
Skyrocketing rates of Diabetes, Hypetension and High Cholesterol increase the importance of annual eye exams as these conditions can lead to blindness.
Diabetes causes blindness, is a cure coming?
A possible breakthrough treatment may hold the key to curing Type 1 Diabetes, a leading cause of blindness in children and adults. For now, annual eye examinations and special testing are the best way to preserve vision if you are diabetic.
Vision FAQ's – Adults
This article which appears in the December Healthwise section of The Citizen, answers many common questions about Adult Vision. See our previous article on Children’s Vision and look for our January article on Senior’s Vision. I see great, why should I have an eye exam? Even if you have perfect vision, most organizations, like the [...]