HOW YOUR EYES CAN SPEAK
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have started in
the breast or
other areas of
the body and
metastasized
to the ocular
structure. Even
changes in the
size of the pupils,
loss of side
vision or double
vision can be
signs of trouble
somewhere in
the body.
Leukemia or lymphoma may represent themselves on the interior
aspect of the eye.
An eye exam can also be invaluable in detecting heart disease,
which based on statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, account for one in four deaths.
Early signs of heart disease can be detected when the retina is
examined with optical coherence tomography, which reveals minute
marks on the retina that may have been caused by a previous stroke.
High blood pressure, which often leads to heart disease, affects
one in three adults and is considered a risk factor for the onset of
eye problems such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular
degeneration. A dilated eye exam can disclose signs of high blood
pressure in the form of bleeding from blood vessels in the back of
the eye. It can also expose high cholesterol, pre-cursor to strokes.
Ophthalmologists know that a yellow or blue ring around the corner
or deposits in the retinal blood vessels can signal elevated cholesterol.
An examination of the retina can also discover early signs of diabetes
before the patient is officially diagnosed with a condition that can
lead to cardiovascular disease, kidney damage, vision loss and
Alzheimer’s dementia. The disease can manifest itself through the
leakage of yellow fluid or blood.
Through a complete eye exam, an ophthalmologist can also identify
conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, sexually transmitted diseases
such as gonorrhea, some vitamin deficiencies and even medication
toxicities.
Should your ophthalmologist
find any possible health issue
during a routine eye exam, he
will refer you to your primary
care provider or specialist.
Eyes reveal the world around us
but also reveal the inner worlds of our heart, mind, and body. They let
us know when our bodies need help.
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Eyes are the window to the soul, or so said William
Shakespeare, we now know just how inherent to our
humanity this non verbal communication is. Shakespeare
was on to something. Do you know that to a casual observer,
between 60-90% of our communication is non verbal, though
the use of facial expressions. And if you include so called micro
expressions, which last as little as 1/25 of a second, that you can
literally miss in the blink of an eye that takes 1/5 of a second, you
begin to recognize that our eyes and lids and eyebrows which
make up more than 1/3 of our face are essential to communicate
what is in our mind and hearts. They also serve as a window to
what the physical body is communicating but rather than through
micro expressions, the eyes communicate the health of the
body through microscopic changes. All it takes is a complete eye
examination to “hear” what the body is trying to “say.”
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 40
percent of people will be diagnosed with some form of cancer
in their lifetime. An eye exam can reveal many types of cancer,
including skin cancer, which can affect the eyelids and outer
surfaces of the eye.
During an examination, an ophthalmologist can see changes to
the optic nerve that may be caused by a tumor, a cancer that may
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