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    • Annual eye exams encouraged for diabetics


    Diabetic eye disease silently robs more than 25,000 Americans of their sight each year, making diabetes a leading cause of blindness in adults between ages 24 and 74.

    Individuals with diabetes should schedule yearly eye exams to ensure that diabetic eye diseases are detected before causing permanent loss of vision. In order for eye care professionals to be able to see more of the inside of diabetics' eyes, the Eye Care Council also recommends that diabetics have their eyes dilated during these annual exams.

    Annual eye examinations also help detect diabetes in people who werenít aware they were diabetic. For further information about diabetic eye disease, contact the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-362-1355 or call the Eye Care Council at 1-800-960-EYES.

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