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Why Preventive Retinal Health Exams Are Crucial for Healthy Vision
Most people think of eye care in terms of two familiar checkpoints: a prescription update and a quick look at the front of the eye. That leaves a lot of vision risk out of the conversation. The retina sits at the back of the eye, and it does the heavy lifting of sight. It converts light into signals the brain can interpret. When the retina starts to fail, the change is not always dramatic at first. Sometimes the first signs are subtle enough that a person adjusts without no