Diabetic Exams

If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, you were probably told to start making a lot of changes in your life. For example, you were probably told to change your diet and exercise routine. You might have also been told to start making regular appointments with an eye doctor in Tomball, TX. An annual diabetic exam for your eyes is an important part of managing your diabetes, but few people really understand how diabetes can affect their vision. We Today’s Vision Creekside serving Tomball, TX, know a lot about diabetic exams.

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How Does a Diabetic Exam Work?

Diabetes is a condition in which sugar in the bloodstream cannot be broken down easily. The result is that this sugar stays in the bloodstream and causes the blood to become less able to flow easily through your veins and arteries. This excess sugar also causes the blood to become thicker, increasing the overall volume of the blood in a body. The heart will have to work harder to pump this thicker blood, increasing blood pressure. At the same time, blood vessels will expand in order to make up for the increase in volume.

This may have several effects on the body, but one of the more serious organs to be concerned with is the eyes. As the blood vessels that surround the eyes increase in size and pressure, they put pressure on the surrounding tissues and nerves. As the condition gets worse, the blood vessels will splinter off and form new capillaries. The expanded pressure and the new capillaries will put pressure on the optic nerve. This can interfere with or put an end to the visual data that the optic nerve is able to send to the brain. One of the different types of diabetic eye diseases is call diabetic retinopathy.

One of the first symptoms that many patients notice is that they will experience headaches and blurry vision when their blood sugar gets too high. While this may go away as you learn to control your blood sugar, it also may be possible for symptoms to remain after you have your blood sugar back to normal levels.  

How an Eye Doctor in Tomball, TX, or an Eye Exam in the Woodlands, TX, Can Help

Fortunately, our eye doctor will be able to spot the early warning signs of this condition even if your blood sugar is currently normal. She will be able to see the growth and expansion of the blood vessels surrounding the optic nerve, even if you are currently not experiencing any problems. This can allow her to treat the problem early, potentially preventing problems in the future.

Contact us for an “Optometrist Near Me” or “Optical Near Me”

If you are looking for an "optometrist near me" or "optical near me" to perform an eye exam in the Woodlands, TX, give our office a call at (346) 808-7342 Today’s Vision Creekside serving Tomball, TX. We can help people with diabetic retinopathy by catching it with a diabetic exam.

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Monday
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