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Diabetes is on the rise and has been for years. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one in 10 Americans has Type II diabetes, and eight in 10 adults are pre-diabetic and don’t know it*. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and a good time to focus on eye health and diabetic retinopathy, a serious condition that can lead to blindness.
As with many chronic illnesses, early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy is critical. Early detection and treatment can prevent vision loss, and by examining the eye, optometrists are often the first to diagnose diabetes in their patients as well as hypertension, skin cancer, heart disease, and many other adverse health conditions.
From Rigorous to Routine
Charting a diabetic patient is a complex process from observation, documentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Eyefinity® EHR helps you streamline the exam process and save time. Practices using Eyefinity EHR find it useful for more complex exams such as patients with diabetes. Watch how efficiently Eyefinity vice president of optometric relations, Phernell Walker, documents a diabetic eye exam.
The ability to quickly access patient data in one place is a game changer. Eyefinity EHR simplifies repetitive tasks that eat up an eight-hour day and creates a library of exam protocols you often encounter. As Eyefinity EHR “learns” what procedures you prefer, it takes on the task of inputting the data for you.
Seeing Eye to Eye
Diabetes is a serious subject to bring up to patients, especially if they are unaware of their diagnosis. With the ability to chart exams from an iPad and educate patients about their eye health using Image Management, you can easily share the results and stay face to face with your patients (rather than turning your back towards them).
Eyefinity EHR lets you be the doctor you want to be and spend less time filling out forms and charts and more time caring for patients.
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*National Diabetes Statistics Report, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 15, 2024
