A World Within The Eyes

Did you know that an optician can find a whole range of health issues, just by looking in to your eyes? this is why your yearly or 2 yearly free eye check is very important.

An optician can find warning signs of high blood pressure, diabetes, and a whole range of other systemic health issues, just by examining your eyes.

In this video Ophthalmologist Neal Adams explains why the eye's tissues and blood vessels make such a good barometer for wellness.

We loved this video and wanted to share it with you.

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What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage of the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye to carry visual information to the brain. If left untreated, most types of glaucoma progress with neither warning nor obvious symptoms to the patient towards gradually worsening visual damage and possible blindness.

What is Glaucoma?

Despite being the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, 90% of glaucoma cases could be prevented if diagnosed early enough. Regular eye exams are the best form of prevention against glaucoma!

It is difficult to detect glaucoma during a single eye examination because often it is change that reveals the presence of the disease.

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