Health Issues That Can Be Detected During an Eye Exam

You go for an eye exam expecting to hear about your vision, maybe needing glasses or contact lenses. But did you know an eye exam can reveal much more about your overall health? Your eyes are the window to your health and can disclose a myriad of hidden issues. Six One Six Vision Center, your trusted eyecare provider, discusses how an eye exam can be beneficial to your health.

The Complexity of Eye Exams

Eye exams play a crucial role in determining the state of not just your vision but also your health in general. You might think they will always involve reading aloud the letters on an eye chart, but eye doctors can also have you undergo different tests that can help detect hidden health issues just by looking at your eyes. That’s why taking care of your eyes involves a comprehensive approach, aptly termed “eyecare”.

Health Issues Detected During an Eye Exam

During your eye exam, your doctor may find signs of high blood pressure. Subtle changes in your eye’s blood vessels could be a telltale sign of this condition. They can also detect diabetes; diabetic retinopathy causes tiny blood vessels in the retina to leak yellowish fluid or blood.

Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease impacting the nervous system, could be flagged during an eye exam as well. It can cause inflammation of the optic nerve, which an eye doctor might identify. Certain types of cancer, like melanoma and lymphoma, can also show up during an eye exam.

Let Six One Six Vision Center Help You Improve Your Eye Health

At Six One Six Vision Center in Eagle, ID, we prioritize your eye health. An eye exam conducted by one of our esteemed optometrists is one of the most critical preventive and diagnostic steps you can take to preserve your vision and eye health. Give us a call at (208) 514-1858, or head over to our contact page to book an appointment today.

COVID-19

To our Six One Six Vision Center Families,

Our office is fully open to serve your eye care needs. We cannot wait to see you in our office again! With the health and safety of our team and patients at the forefront of our minds, the following changes have taken place while we all do our part to fight this pandemic:

We ask that if you are experiencing a fever, shortness of breathe, or a cough that you reschedule your visit at this time.

We are asking our patients to complete as much of the typical intake paperwork and collecting of insurance information electronically to reduce the amount of team members they need to be exposed to at the office.

We have very strict cleanliness procedures for anyone who comes in to our office at every point of their visit to lower risk of potential infection.

Now more than ever, we need to take care of ourselves, our families, and our communities as best we can, while practicing safe social distancing recommendations. We will get through these difficult times together, and I promise you our office and our team will be here to support you as best we can during these changes, and will be even stronger once we can return to normal care.

Be well, stay strong, take care of each other.

– Six One Six Vision Center Team

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