Your eye doctor not only takes great care in maintaining your vision, but can also detect early warning signs of chronic diseases like diabetes and high cholesterol. Clogged arteries, for

Healthy eyes contain fluid that flows over the front of their eye and drains away to make way for fresh fluid to enter. If too little drains away, your eye

Drugs may help lower eye pressure and stave off vision loss due to glaucoma. Prostaglandin analogues – medications which increase fluid drainage to decrease eye pressure – are usually the

Eye arteries provide insight into your overall health, including cholesterol levels. Yellow fatty deposits known as xanthelasma or drusen indicate high cholesterol levels and increase your risk for retinal vein

Doctors conducting dilated eye exams can directly observe blood vessels in the retina (the light-sensitive structure at the back of the eye). High blood pressure damages these small blood vessels

High blood pressure (hypertension) poses not only serious danger to your cardiovascular system but can also have disastrous repercussions for the eyes. Hypertensive retinopathy refers to this damage that results