Diabetic Eye Exams in British Columbia

Safeguard Your Vision & Eye Health

Diabetic eyes require special care and attention, which is why we offer eye exams specifically tailored to the unique needs of patients with diabetes. Because of the numerous eye health risks associated with this disease, patients with diabetes or prediabetes should have their eyes examined at least once per year.

Some may think that because they are managing their blood sugar well, it is not necessary to undergo routine diabetic eye exams. This is not the case. While properly managing your blood sugar can reduce your risk of diabetic eye disease, this risk can never be entirely eliminated.

Diabetes & Your Eye Health

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of vision loss and blindness in Canada. But that is only one of the eye issues that those with diabetes are at risk of developing.

Other eye issues whose risk factors are increased by diabetes include:

Glaucoma
Diabetic macular edema

Patients with diabetes are also more likely to develop cataracts at a younger age than patients without diabetes.

Most eye diseases do not display symptoms in their early stages, which means that many patients don’t realize something is wrong until they have already experienced vision loss.

For more detailed information on diabetic eye disease and other common conditions, visit our Eye Disease Diagnosis & Management page.

Our Technology

OCT

OCT, or optical coherence tomography, is a type of image testing used to photograph the retina. Our retinas have ten different layers, and the thickness of each can be accurately measured using this technology.

OCT helps us determine whether your eye is healthy and gives us the information we need to treat any problems thoroughly and effectively. OCT is used to guide treatment for diseases such as glaucoma, AMD, and diabetic eye disease.

Octomap

Optomap is another piece of technology we can use to analyze your retinas. This revolutionary tool gives us an ultra-wide view of your retina and does not require dilation drops.

The images taken are stored for future reference so that we can keep track of changes in your eye structure, no matter how small. This allows for early diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases that may not present with symptoms until their later stages.

Lipiflow

Lipiflow can be used to relieve dry eyes that are caused by meibomian gland dysfunction. This technology uses gentle heating and massaging on both the inner and outer eyelids to effectively remove the blockages that cause dry eye.

This gentle treatment lasts approximately twelve minutes per session, and full results are expected six to eight weeks after treatment.

To learn more about dry eye disease and the other treatments available, visit our Dry Eye Therapy page.

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