Progressive Optometry

Diabetes can be very, very serious. 4 things you did not know about diabetes.

✨Diabetes can affect nearly every part of the body including the eyes.

✨Without careful management, it can cause prescription changes, cataracts, glaucoma and bleeding inside the eye.

✨ Bleeding inside the eye is known as diabetic retinopathy (DR) The longer a person has diabetes, the more likely they will develop DR. If left untreated, DR can cause blindness.

✨The only way to determine if a person's diabetes will cause blindness is through YEARLY comprehensive eye exam.

Cataract is the clouding of the eye’s crystalline lens. Can you see the white spikes at the edges of the pupil? This can cause symptoms of glare, especially in a dark environment.

Cataracts are an age-related condition. UV exposure, smoking, diabetes and certain medications can cause early onset of cataracts.

Fortunately, an eye surgeon can easily remove the cataract. Did you know that cataract surgery is the most common surgery in the world?