Your Eyes Say A Lot About Your Health

Looking people straight in the eye may or may not reveal their honesty -- but the eyes can tell you many things related to your health like cholesterol, liver disease, or diabetes.

Ophthalmologist Andrew Iwach, spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and executive director of the Glaucoma Center of San Francisco says "The eye is a unique window into health, It's the only place in the body where, without surgery, we can look in and see veins, arteries, and a nerve (the optic nerve)."

The eyes' transparency explains why common eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration can be detected early with regular eye exams but the people gets so busy they couldn’t have time for regular checkup or eye exam.

Here are some eye problems that you need to watch out for:

·      Disappearing eyebrows

·      A stye that won't go away

·      Bumpy yellowish patches on the eyelid

·      Burning eyes, blurry vision while using a computer

·      Increasing gunk in the eye

·      A small blind spot in your vision

·      Red, itchy eyes

·      Whites of the eye turned yellowish

·      A bump or brown spot on the eyelid

·      Eyes that seem to bulge

·      Sudden double vision, dim vision, or loss of vision

·      Dry eyes that are sensitive to light

·      Sudden difficulty closing one eye, inability to control tears in it

·      Blurred vision in a diabetic

For more information about what each of the above signs mean and additional symptoms to watch out for, you should read the original article by Paula Spencer Scott published on health.yahoo.net. Do also note that this article is for information purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or health advice, examination, diagnosis or treatment. If you are suffering from any of these problems then you should contact your eye doctor immediately. Neglect can be harmful for your eye vision.

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