Eye screening health warning

THREE. MAY IS HEALTHY VISION MONTH ACROSS THE U.S., AND DOCTORS ARE WARNING AMERICANS TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR EYES. JOINING US NOW IS IS AT FOUR IS DOCTOR YALU. SHE’S THE DIRECTOR OF THE UW TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM IN MADISON. WHY IS EYE HEALTH SO IMPORTANT? WELL, THANKS SO MUCH. EYE HEALTH IS REALLY A CRITICAL PART OF OUR GENERAL HEALTH. IT’S VERY HARD TO LIVE OUR LIVES AND ENJOY OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FRIENDS. IF WE’RE NOT SEEING WELL, AND TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OUR OVERALL HEALTH AND TO WORK AND TO LIVE OUR LIVES. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO? MAYBE SOME WARNING SIGNS THAT YOU NEED AN EYE EXAM? SURE. IF IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOUR LAST EYE EXAM, IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE STILL SEEING WELL. AND EVEN IF YOU ARE SEEING WELL, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY RECOMMENDS THAT EVERYONE HAVE AN EYE EXAM AT LEAST ONCE BY THE AGE OF 40. EVEN IF YOU HAVE GOOD VISION. AND FOR THOSE OVER AGE 65 TO GET A COMPLETE EYE EXAM, EVERY 1 TO 2 YEARS, WHAT ARE THE USUALLY BLURRED VISION? YEAH, SORRY, A BLURRED VISION, EYE PAIN. THOSE ARE THE MOST COMMON REASONS WHY PEOPLE COME TO SEE US. ARE YOU SEEING MORE ISSUES AS WE’RE USING OUR TABLETS? MORE OUR PHONES, MORE COMPUTERS, MORE? SURE. THERE’S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE EYE STRAIN THESE DAYS AS PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR SCREENS. AND SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. ALSO, DRYNESS OF THE EYES FROM NOT BLINKING AS MUCH. SO USING LOTS OF ARTIFICIAL TEARS AND HUMIDIFIERS DURING THE COOLER MONTHS WHEN THERE’S A LOT OF HEAT AND DRY AIR, CAN ALL HELP WITH EYE STRAIN. WHAT ARE SOME STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN PROTECT THEIR HEALTH? PROTECT THEIR EYESIGHT? MORE LONGEVITY WITH IT? WHAT SHOULD THEY DO BESIDES, LIKE TAKE THE BREAKS WITH THE SCREENS? WELL, I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKING CARE OF YOUR GENERAL HEALTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SEEING YOUR EYE DOCTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS. VISION IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, BECAUSE DIABETES IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS AMONG WORKING AGE ADULTS IN THE US, SO THOSE WITH DIABETES IN PARTICULAR FOR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, RECOMMENDS THAT ADULTS WITH DIABETES HAVE AN EYE CHECK AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 1 TO 2 YEARS. AWESOME DOCTOR LOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR

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Eye screening health warning

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