No doubt you have the COVID-19 vaccine on your to-do list for this year, but now is also the time to plan for those exams and check-ups that had to be postponed.
A comprehensive eye exam can help detect and manage certain health conditions and ensure that your vision is the sharpest it can be. According to the American Optometric Association, a comprehensive eye health exam can detect high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, glaucoma, macular degeneration, Graves’ disease, autoimmune disorders, cancer and tumors. Preventative check-ups and visits can literally save your life, so don’t put these off any longer.
Start Your To-Do List
Here are a just a few tests/screenings you should add to your to-do list for 2021:
- Eye health – Rule out Glaucoma and vision disorders
- Mammogram/breast cancer
- Diabetes
- Prostate cancer
- Colon cancer
- Blood pressure and cholesterol
- Mental health