EYE TESTS CAN DETECT A COUPLE OF THINGS INCLUDING:

1. Diabetes

In 2017, optometrists discovered more than 400,000 cases of diabetic retinopathy in patients who hadn’t even been diagnosed with diabetes. Retinal imaging devices can help doctors get a good look inside the eye to catch retina damage in its early stages and prevent vision loss.

2. High blood pressure

Most bleeding in the eye is harmless, sometimes caused by coughing or sneezing too hard, but it can also be associated with high blood pressure that might present itself as a tiny blood vessel that breaks in the white of the eye and leaks blood.

3. Thyroid disorder

Protruding eyeballs and retracting lids (that’s when the upper or lower eyelid margins are drawn back from the normal position) are signs of an overactive thyroid gland, or hyperthyroidism.

There are many other benefits that come with getting an eye test, book yours today by visiting your nearest Peermed Optom for your eye test.