May is Vision Month, good time for eye review

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Diabetes is the main cause of blindness for people under age 74, and during the month of May the Pennyrile District Health Department is focusing special attention on healthy eyes.

May is Vision Month, and a good time to consider an eye exam. A routine dilated eye exam helps your eye doctor determine whether there may be signs of health problems.

It is not uncommon for people with diabetes to suffer from retinopathy, cataracts and glaucoma. All of these things can be detected with routine eye exams.

Kelly Dawes is the Pennyrile District Health Department's certified diabetes care and education specialist and can provide additional information.