Diabetic eye examinations in Pleasant Hill CA

Pleasant Hill CA eye care

Diabetic retinopathy is the eye disease that you may contract if you have either type one or type two diabetes. Here at Shigio Optometric Group, we recommend that you come in for a yearly checkup regardless of any risk factors. But diabetic eye examinations are particularly vital. Our Pleasant Hill CA eye care is designed to detect eye diseases early on, so that they can be treated in a timely fashion, when the odds of successful outcomes are most in your favor.

Couldn't you just wait until symptoms appear and then come in? We understand that your schedule is busy, but the answer is no. Most eye diseases, and diabetic retinopathy is no exception, have no obvious indications to alert you to their presence until they have progressed to an advanced stage. Once that happens, you could suffer with damage to your ocular blood vessels or vision loss, either of which may not be reversible. In some cases, the best that can be hoped for at that point is to avoid further harm. Furthermore, diabetic retinopathy can lead to glaucoma. And although not common, it can even be life-threatening. By availing yourself of our Pleasant Hill CA eye care, you can avoid the worst consequences that diabetes can have on your eyes. Symptoms that you should be on the alert for include blurry vision, difficulties with color perception, floaters (spots in your field of vision), and any degree of lost vision. Our Pleasant Hill CA eye care will do an evaluation. Among the treatment options are the use of lasers to repair any damage to your blood vessels. By far, however, the best thing to do is get your blood sugar under control by following guidelines from our eye doctor as well as your primary doctor when it comes to diet, exercise, and medication.

Schedule our diabetic eye exam by contacting us right now.

325 N. Wiget Lane, STE 120
Walnut Creek, California 94598
(925) 478-3939

By Shigio Optometric Group

April 14, 2017