Diabetic Screening

Nashville's Top Choice for Vision Care

Dr. Shofner offers digital retinal imaging for early detection.

Diabetes can cause changes in the blood vessels of the retina, like swelling and leakage or the creation of new blood vessels. Finding retinal disorders as early as possible is critical to potentially preventing serious disease progression and even vision loss.

Diabetic Screening

Digital retinal imaging uses high-resolution imaging systems to take pictures of the inside of your eye. This helps VSP network doctors assess the health of your retina and helps them to detect and manage such eye and health conditions as glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration. Finding retinal disorders as early as possible is critical to potentially preventing serious disease progression and even vision loss.

What is a Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetes can cause changes in the blood vessels of the retina, like swelling and leakage or the creation of new blood vessels. Blindness can result without early detection.

Retinal Imaging

In addition to helping detect diseases early, retinal images provide a permanent and historical record of changes in your eye. Images can be compared side-by-side, year after year, to discover even subtle changes and help monitor your health.

Retinal images also make it easier for your doctor to educate you about your health and wellness. The two of you can review your images together, and your doctor can point out the various structures of the retina and explain treatment options for any conditions revealed by the pictures. The more you know about eye diseases, the more likely you will understand and follow your doctor’s recommendations for treatment and prevention.