Yearly eye exams are important for everyone but are especially important for individuals with diabetes. Many people don’t realize the potential threat that diabetes can pose to your eyes. Diabetes affects your eyes when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Excess blood sugar damages the body’s smallest blood vessels and impairs blood flow, which starves the tissues that capillaries feed. This leads to leaking blood vessels, swelling and other dire complications.
When was the last time you got new glasses? It is recommended to get new glasses every 1 to 3 years, but if you notice these factors, it’s time to change your prescription:
Eye injuries are the leading cause of vision loss in children, and most of these injures happen while playing sports. Regular eyewear such as eyeglasses and sunglasses do not protect children from eye injuries and in some cases may make an injury worse if they shatter. Protective eyewear is made of ultra-strong polycarbonate, which is a type of plastic that is impact resistant and protects eyes from ultraviolet (UV) rays. Most protective eyewear can actually be made to match glasses or contact prescriptions.
As children get ready to go back to school, it is important to be aware of your child’s vision and eye health. Healthy vision contributes to children’s school readiness, ability to learn and overall healthy development. Often times, symptoms of serious eye conditions may go unnoticed or unreported by children. If symptoms are left untreated, it can become a serious problem.
