Center for Sight Retina
Specialist Robert Kelly, M.D. advised patients with diabetes to have regular
eye exams to help preserve eye health and vision. “Regular eye exams are the
best way to help prevent vision loss from diabetic retinopathy,” said Fall
River Retina Specialist Robert Kelly, M.D. “The eye examinations for diabetic retinopathy need to be thorough and
when necessary include advanced testing such as retinal photography,
fluorescein angiography and ocular coherence tomography, or OCT in order to
really document how the retina and it’s blood vessels are functioning,” Dr.
Kelly further explained. “Depending on the severity and the risk of progression
of each patient’s diabetic retinopathy we will advise them of the frequency and
intervals for their exams. But, patients with diabetes need to know that it is
terribly important to keep their appointments.”
Vision loss from diabetes and especially catastrophic vision loss from
diabetic retinopathy can be prevented with early detection, diagnosis and
treatment. If you or someone you know has diabetes or
even elevated blood sugar levels they should work to prevent diabetic eye
disease and problems with regular eye exams by calling Center for Sight at 508-730-2020, visiting www.center-for-sight.com or www.facebook.com/centerforsightfallriver to schedule an appointment.
Center for Sight is conveniently
located at 1565 North Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts
02720 for
patients from Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
