Routine eye exams are the best way to ensure that your eyes are healthy and that you see as clearly as possible. Depending on your age or risk of eye disease, you might need a dilated eye exam every year, or every other year.
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Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Hemang K. Pandya, MD, FACS | Dallas Retina Center, Plano, TX
This 42-year-old male was referred by his primary care physician for a diabetic eye examination. He had been reporting some new floaters in both eyes. Despite his 20/20 visual acuity, his examination showed classic signs of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Unfortunately, the patient had not seen a retina specialist for examination since his diagnosis of diabetes over 5 years ago. In conjunction with elevated hemoglobin A1c, his blood pressure and cholesterol were uncontrolled, and he was not taking any medications.
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