Eyeglasses Retailer America’s Best Encourages Diabetics to Have an Eye Exam Annually

July 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Discount eyewear retail chain America’s Best would like to encourage individuals with diabetes to be sure to have an eye exam annually.

Diabetes affects many of the body’s systems, even if it is reasonably well controlled.   As the eyes are sensitive organs to begin with, the stress of diabetes can often cause or worsen diseases in the eye. Early detection of these diseases is the best way to help reduce vision loss.

Diabetics can suffer from a wide range of ocular diseases that are brought about or worsened by their diabetes. Some of the most common of these are glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy, each of which can lead to severe vision loss and ultimately to blindness if not caught early.

A thorough eye exam by a qualified eye doctor can help to detect each of these threatening diseases early and enable the patient to receive vision saving treatment before permanent damage occurs. Patients who have had any eye diseases or who are diabetic should have an eye exam a minimum of once per year to encourage early detection. Patients concerned about eye exam results should strongly consider having exams more than once annually.

“Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness.” notes Dr. Grace Kim, Chairperson for the Clinical Advisory Panel at America’s Best. “In order to protect against loss of vision, it is imperative for diabetics to have the blood sugar be consistently under control and have their eyes checked annually by a qualified optometrist or ophthalmologist, like the doctors we have at America’s Best.”

To learn more about scheduling an eye exam or to learn about the discount designer eyeglass frames sold at your neighborhood America’s Best, visit them online at http://www.twopair.com/.

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About America’s Best
With over 300 locations nationwide, America’s Best provides thousands of high quality eyewear to customers every day. It carries a wide selection of designer eyeglasses and contact lenses in each of its stores, and also offers eye exams. Because of the volume of eyeglasses it carries, America’s Best is able to provide their customers with some of the most popular brand name designer frames for some of the lowest prices in the country.

To learn more, please visit http://twopair.com/

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