PUBLIC & CHILDREN’S HEALTH

Caring for your eye health starts at birth and lasts a lifetime. It’s more important than ever to ensure you and your family are taking proper steps to protection your eye health and vision.

Eye Exams

Taking proper care of your eyes means starting early and being consistent. Eye diseases are common and can go unnoticed for a long time—some have no symptoms at first. A comprehensive eye exam by an optometrist is necessary to find eye diseases in the early stages when treatment to prevent vision loss is most effective.

Common Eye Diseases

Of the estimated 93 million US adults at high risk for vision loss, only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months. Regular eye care can have a life-changing impact on preserving the vision of millions of people. Early treatment is critically important to prevent some common eye diseases from causing permanent vision loss or blindness:

  • Cataracts
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Glaucoma
  • Age-related macular degeneration
Children’s Vision

Though people tend to have more vision problems as they get older, children need eye exams to ensure healthy vision too. But only 39% of preschool children have had their vision tested, which is needed to diagnose eye diseases. Schedule you and your child for comprehensive eye exams regularly and keep your vision healthy.

(Page Source: The Center for Disease Control)

ABOUT FOCUS TEXAS

Focus Texas is a group of concerned citizens, patients, and doctors who are dedicated to the sole purpose of putting the eye care of Texans first.

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PATIENT SAFETY

Choosing a qualified provider to care for your eyes is essential to identifying and addressing eye health and vision problems early.

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TELEHEALTH INFO

Today, we have more options than ever to care for our eyes. When is it sufficient to choose telehealth over in-person eye care?

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Many Texans struggle because they can’t afford to see a specialist or don’t have access to one nearby, but also can’t afford to suffer with worsening eye disease as they try to work, drive, and care for their families.

Megan Collins, OD

Texas needs to modernize its laws, so I can properly take care of my patients.

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