In acceptance of November Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on November 14, Dr. Richard Driscoll urges association associates to agenda annual eye exams, decidedly those with diabetes or that are pre-disposed to diabetes. Approximately 21 actor Americans accept diabetes, apery 7% of the population, and 6.2 actor Americans abide undiagnosed. There were 1.5 actor anew diagnosed cases of diabetes in humans ages 20 years or earlier in 2005 demonstrating that diabetes is rapidly acceptable one of the a lot of important bloom affliction issues.
“Regular eye exams are acute for individuals of all ages, decidedly those with diabetes or that are pre-disposed to diabetes as ancient signs of eye complications generally action after warning,” said Dr. Richard Driscoll. “I animate association associates to accept their eyes advised with the optomap® Retinal Exam, the latest in eye affliction technology, that provides advice that can advice with the aboriginal apprehension of diabetes and eye accompanying conditions.”
Diabetic retinopathy causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of amaurosis anniversary year authoritative diabetes the arch could cause of amaurosis in adults 20-74 years of age. Regular eye exams can advice ascertain diabetic retinopathy in the aboriginal stages to appoint able analysis plans.
The optomap® Retinal Exam is fast, easy, and accessible for accommodating of all ages and provides eye affliction practitioners with clinically advantageous advice about the bloom of the retina, the aback of the eye. The optomap® aswell provides the adeptness to adviser changes in the retina and analyze images over time, a admired apparatus if ecology patients with diabetes accompanying eye altitude such as diabetic retinopathy.
About Total Eye Care
Therapeutic Optometrist and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Dr. Rich Driscoll has been confined the eye affliction needs of Colleyville, Texas back 1995. His Colleyville appointment is amid at 6114 Colleyville Blvd. Total Eye Care’s Keller appointment is amid at 1834 Keller Parkway. More advice can be begin on TheEyeDocBlog.com or the Total Eye Care website at www.TotalEyeCare.net
About Optos
Optos plc is a arch and rapidly growing medical technology aggregation for the design, development, accomplishment and business of accessories that angel the retina, the light-sensitive across at the aback of the eye. Optos' belvedere technology is the Panoramic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope accessory - accepted as the P200. In a division of a additional the P200 accessory produces a top resolution angel of up to 200 degrees or about 82 percent of the retina in a individual capture. The angel - branded the optomap® Retinal Exam - provides eye affliction practitioners with clinically advantageous advice that facilitates the aboriginal apprehension of disorders and diseases apparent in the retina, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Retinal imaging can aswell announce affirmation of non-eye or systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and assertive cancers.
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