Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Eye Exams Save Lives

"A new study released today shows that eye exams are often the first to detect chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension," according to a press release from Human Capital Management Services Group (HCMS). "The study, conducted by…[HCMS],…found that eye doctors detected signs of certain chronic conditions before any other healthcare provider recorded the condition—65 percent of the time for high cholesterol, 20 percent of the time for diabetes, and 30 percent of the time for hypertension."

No comments:

Post a Comment