Local Doctors Hold Free Diabetes Eye Screening. Latest in eyecare technology used to screen for diabetes and eye related conditions …
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Local Doctors Hold Free Diabetes Eye Screening
Latest in eyecare technology used to screen for diabetes and eye related
conditions
CITY, STATE, Date - In recognition of World Diabetes Day, Insert
Optometrist/Ophthalmologist Name and Insert Referring Doctors Practice
Name will hold a free diabetes eye screening on Saturday, November 17,
2007 at Insert Practice Name, City, State, and Time The eye screening,
sponsored by Optos, manufacturer of the optomap Retinal Exam, will be part
of a wider effort where events will take place on the same day throughout
North America
Regular eye exams are crucial for individuals of all ages, particularly
those with diabetes or that are pre-disposed to diabetes as earliest signs
of eye complications often occur without warning, said Insert Referring
Doctors Name I encourage community members to attend the screening to
have their eyes examined with the optomap Retinal Exam, the latest in eye
care technology, that provides information that can help with the early
detection of diabetes and
eye related conditions
The optomap Retinal Exam is fast, easy, and painless for patient of all
ages and provides eye care practitioners with clinically useful information
about the health of the retina, the back of the eye The optomap also
provides the ability to monitor changes in the retina and compare images
over time, a valuable tool when monitoring patients with diabetes related
eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy
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Facts About Diabetes and Eye Disease
208 million Americans have diabetes, representing 7 of the
population 62 million Americans remain undiagnosed There were 15
newly diagnosed cases of diabetes in people ages 20 years or older in
2005
Diabetic retinopathy causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of blindness
each year making diabetes the leading cause of blindness in adults 20-
74 years of age
Regular eye exams can help detect this diabetic retinopathy condition
in the early stages to prescribe effective treatment plans
About PRACTICE NAMES
Practice is a Doctor practice located in City and State Insert
two to three sentences describing the practice for both
the
optometrist/ophthalmologist and referring doctor
About Optos
Optos plc is a leading and rapidly growing medical technology company for
the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of devices that image
the retina, the light-sensitive area at the back of the eye Optos
platform technology is the Panoramic200 Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope
device - known as the P200 In a quarter of a second the P200 device
produces a high resolution image of up to 200 degrees or approximately 82
percent of the retina in a single capture The image - branded the
optomap Retinal Exam - provides eye care practitioners with clinically
useful information that facilitates the early detection of disorders and
diseases evidenced in the retina, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy
and age-related macular degeneration Retinal imaging can also indicate
evidence of non-eye or systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and
certain cancers
Patients: To RSVP for the free screening on November 17, 2007 call Insert
Practice phone number
