05/08/2021
There are more than 350 hereditary eye diseases, such as albinism, aniridia, colorblindness, corneal dystrophies, glaucoma, keratoconus, Leber congenital amaurosis, night blindness, retinitis pigmentosa and retinoblastoma, to name just a few.
How can you help to prevent age-related eye problems?
👁See your family physician regularly to check for diseases that could cause eye problems, like diabetes.
👁Visit your ophthalmologist or optometrist every year. Having a complete eye exam with an eye doctor is important because most eye diseases can be treated if they are found early. .
👁Have an eye exam with pupil dilation at least once every year if you have diabetes or if you or a family have a history of eye disease.
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