Diabetes and Your Eyes
Loading the player...
Diabetes and Your Eyes Dr. David Mitchell, OD, Optometrist discusses how diabetes affects the eyes.
Dr. David Mitchell, OD, Optometrist discusses how diabetes affects the eyes.
Featuring Dr. David Mitchell, OD
Duration: 34 seconds
Diabetes is a multi-organ disease and from the eye standpoint it's the leading cause of blindness.
We use our digital scanning ophthalmoscope to photograph the retina on
each visit to look for early signs of leakage or hemorrhage.
If those signs are there our patient will be referred to an
ophthalmologist to get that sealed up, in order to protect their
vision, and from there they'll be seeing their GP or endocrinologist to
further look into the signs of the diabetes.
Presenter: Dr. David Mitchell, Optometrist, Vancouver, BC
Local Practitioners: Optometrist
This content is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.