How eye exams go beyond vision: They can save people’s lives. Story from AOAConnect
The eyes are said to be windows to the soul. For doctors of optometry, they also offer an expansive look into your overall health, allowing optometrists to diagnose a wide array of common and not-so-common conditions, including diabetes, skin cancer and brain tumors.In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a teenage boy who was a longtime patient of Dunn’s needed contact lenses.
“Had I just been comfortable with that telehealth visit, I don’t know what would have happened to this young man,” Dunn said.The episode underscores the importance of regular, in-person eye exams in preventive health care. For example, a swelling or thickening of the eyelid or the appearance of a colored mass on the eyelid can indicate skin cancer. Abnormalities in the tiny blood vessels inside the eye can reveal a wide variety of conditions, including high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, and risk of stroke.
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