Diabetes
August 22, 2018
Cataracts are like grey hair. Almost everyone eventually gets a cataract, some at a young age and others at an older age. Cataracts are usually a part of aging, but certain diseases or conditions may predispose you to developing a cataract at an earlier age....
Patients with Diabetes Can Have LASIK or Cataract Surgery?
February 26, 2018
Patients with diabetes or diabetic retinopathy can be great candidates for a vision correction procedure such as :
LASIK
KAMRA Corneal Inlays
Cataract Surgery
While patients with diabetes face different challenges compared to patients without diabetes, vision correction can still be just as successful. For our patients with diabetes, we want to...
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
November 6, 2017
Every November is National Diabetes Month. Together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the American Ophthalmology Association and the American Optometric Association, Whitten Laser Eye is helping raise awareness of diabetes and its impact on our community Approximately 1 in 10 Americans will have...