Use the Protective Power of an Eye Exam

Your eyes can speak pretty clearly. Just listen. Pay attention and they’ll tell you about health problems you may not even know about. That’s the power of an annual eye exam. When you’re tuned in regularly, even the smallest changes can be tracked. People are four times more likely to get an eye exam than a physical, so it often catches the first sign that something is wrong.¹

See the Signs Sooner

Your eyes can be windows to your health. Serious health problems show early signs through your eyes—ones you don’t want to miss. The good news? Signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, as well as eye diseases like cataracts and glaucoma, may be spotted early during an eye exam.² See it sooner. Treat it sooner.

Fighting Tech with Tech

Every day, we spend hours staring at phones, laptops, and tablets. These screens put out blue light. Reports suggest overexposure may cause blurry vision, difficulty focusing, dry and irritated eyes, and headaches. Turn the tables on the digital age with a digital eye exam. Precision digital technology can help spot even the smallest changes.

Eye Exams at Every Age

• Babies and toddlers: Should have their first eye exam between 6 and 12 months.³
• School-age children: 1 in 4 may have vision problems that affect learning.⁴
• Adults: Over 200 million in the U.S. alone need vision correction.⁵
• Seniors: The most common sufferers of glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration.⁶
• Moms-to-be: Pregnancy can cause vision changes that your doctor should know about.⁷

Don’t Live with Eye Anxiety

DeltaVision® makes it easy to get important eye exams with freedom to choose the doctor, hours, and location that works best for you.

Why eye exams matter:

• Diabetes-related retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults⁸
• More than 3 million Americans have glaucoma, but only half know it⁹
• The eye is one of the only areas of the body where doctors have an unobstructed view of blood vessels¹⁰

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• ¹ US Department of Health—National Health Statistics Report #8; 8/6/08.
• ² “Keep an eye on your vision health,” Centers for Disease Control Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/features/healthyvision/index.html. Accessed December 2019.
• ³ “Recommended eye examination frequency for pediatric patients and adults,” American Optometric Association, https://www.aoa.org/. Accessed December 2019.
• ⁴ “Vision problems of school-age children,” allaboutvision.com. Accessed December 2019.
• ⁵ Based on consumer study data by AC Nielsen and verified by Vision Watch data, 2008.
• ⁶  “The 4 most common age-related eye diseases,” agingcare.com. Accessed December 2019.
• ⁷ “Pregnancy can cause dry eyes and other vision changes,” allaboutvision.com. Accessed December 2019.
• ⁸ “Diabetes and your eyes,” preventblindness.org. Accessed December 2019.
• ⁹ “Glaucoma facts and stats,” glaucoma.org. Accessed December 2019.
• ¹⁰ “The eye: a window to your health,” brightfocus.org. Accessed December 2019.

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