Because age related diseases affect many people who were previously healthy when young, it becomes increasingly more important to be routinely evaluated by not only your medical doctor but also your ophthalmologist in order to diagnose and treat any vision threatening problems before irreversible damage can occur.

 Diabetes, a leading cause of blindness in the United States is now more treatable than ever with newer medications available that can reverse the harmful effects from abnormal blood vessel formation that can result in bleeding and swelling known as macula edema.