Diabetes is a disease that impacts your entire life. Because it deals with blood sugar, every part of the body that receives blood flow is affected. This is common knowledge for most people, but despite that, many of us fail to consider the impact diabetes can have on our eyes when we think about the […]
OCT Testing Could Save Your Vision: Here’s How
Today, approximately 5.59 million Canadians live with a disease that can cause blindness or vision loss. Many of these diseases, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease, develop without causing any noticeable symptoms. By the time patients become aware of changes to their sight, their eyes have usually sustained permanent damage. The positive […]
The Glaucoma Guide: Symptoms, Treatments, & Prevention
Glaucoma is one of Canada’s leading causes of vision loss. Approximately 400, 000 Canadians live with glaucoma, yet most of us know very little about the disease. As an optometrist, I feel that it is very important that my patients understand any and all threats to their vision. In my opinion, glaucoma is one of […]