The reason I believe that the ONE most important exam everyone should have is an eye exam by an opthomologist. A GOOD ONE!! Mine told me that the "eyes are the window to health". I believe it, as she was able to tell things that had happened (retinal bleeding - that meant I had some issues that the dr.s said I didn't), and she could tell that pre-diabetes was beginning, (which was true). So she was able to tell me how to eat to keep from having diabetes. High blood pressure can be detected, and many disorders - including heart disease - can be detected by a GOOD opthomologist. My eyes were/and are very blurry at times, and she was worried, as one medication causes side effects that was similliar to what she was seeing. My dr. refused to wean me. Finally, other side effects became very bad, and after being hospitalized, he realized it WAS the medication!! I wished I would have believed her enough to wean myself, because, now, I have un-reversalble problems from that medicaton. All tests are good, but the one person I see on a 6 mo basis, is my eye doctor, and I have been very glad soooo many times. She teaches, explains, and helps to prevent. That's a rarity, which is unfortunate.
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The reason I believe that the ONE most important exam everyone should have is an eye exam by an opthomologist. A GOOD ONE!! Mine told me that the "eyes are the window to health". I believe it, as she was able to tell things that had happened (retinal bleeding - that meant I had some issues that the dr.s said I didn't), and she could tell that pre-diabetes was beginning, (which was true). So she was able to tell me how to eat to keep from having diabetes. High blood pressure can be detected, and many disorders - including heart disease - can be detected by a GOOD opthomologist. My eyes were/and are very blurry at times, and she was worried, as one medication causes side effects that was similliar to what she was seeing. My dr. refused to wean me. Finally, other side effects became very bad, and after being hospitalized, he realized it WAS the medication!! I wished I would have believed her enough to wean myself, because, now, I have un-reversalble problems from that medicaton. All tests are good, but the one person I see on a 6 mo basis, is my eye doctor, and I have been very glad soooo many times. She teaches, explains, and helps to prevent. That's a rarity, which is unfortunate.
October 8, 2011 - 9:36amThis Comment
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