How often do you have an eye exam?
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How often do you have an eye exam?
| Mon, 05-26-2008 - 12:25am |
How often do you have an eye exam?
- Once a year
- Once every two years
- Once every three years
- Never
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I had a flare hemorrhage in my eye and it took a lot to get it diagnosed.
twosweet02
I'm doing every two years for now.
I am so glad to see, sorry no pun intended, that most of you are meeting the standards for diabetic eye care. You need to have a dilated eye exam every year as a diabetic.
For some reason that hasn't been determined diabetics are more susceptible to glaucoma and so you need pressures taken. As Harriette said you can have a hemmorrhage just because you have been diabetic for a while.
Type 2 diabetes starts many years before it is diagnosed. When the diabetes starts it damages the smaller blood vessels found in the eyes, kidney and feet. Many times the first signs of diabetes are seen in the back of the eye in the blood vessels. It is so important to prevent the complications and money well spent to make sure that you are able to live your life to the fullest.
So if your doctor doesn't remind you about this, put it on the calendar for yourself. Get your eyes checked annually.
cl of the Self-Injury
Amanda,
What a pretty signature. Welcome to the board.
I know it is expensive but you really need to take better care of your eyes. I am so sorry that your insurance won't pay for it. It is really stupid in my humble opinion for insurance not to pay for these things for diabetes. It is so much cheaper than paying for the complications. So please make an appointment and don't put it off any longer. I don't want anything awful to happen to you.
I have new glasses and still managed to get in an accident.
Amy
Amy,
I am glad that both of you are okay. I wonder which one of you was more surprised! LOL!! I bet you were surprised to see those big brown eyes.
Thankfully
Nancy,
I hope you are okay with all the nasty weather you are having right now. You have too much water and we have a drought. Think we can share?
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