Eyecare Helps Avoid Future Health Problems - NJ Today

Eye exams can tell you a lot about your health.

(StatePoint) Did you know that everyone needs a regular eye exam—even someone who doesn’t wear glasses? Most people assume an annual eye exam only checks a lens prescription, but your eye doctor is also checking to make sure your eyes are healthy. The eyes are the only unobstructed, non-invasive view of blood vessels in the body, and they can tell a lot about your overall health. Through comprehensive eye exams, eye doctors can see eye conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration, as well as signs of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Eye doctors can even identify signs of diabetes up to seven years before a patient would typically show symptoms and be diagnosed by a primary care physician. People are three times more likely to get an eye exam than a routine physical, so eye exams are a great way to identify the early warning signs of many diseases. Read Full: Eyecare Helps Avoid Future Health Problems

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