Welcome to my first blog posting. Please note we are still constructing this page but I wanted to get started. Please feel free to email me with questions regarding this post at:
alliedeyeassociates@gmail.com. Look for bi-weekly posts and regular responses to your posts.
Sincerely,
Dennis Matzkin, MD
I see many patients referred from their primary care doctor for diabetic eye disease screening.
What is the specific concern about their eyes?
- Bleeding from retinal damage
- Retinal detachment
- Cataract
- Glaucoma
These are all serious blinding conditions.
What is most remarkable about these patients is that for the most part they are overweight.
Not just a little - but often 50-100 lbs overweight.
Many patients exhibit difficulty walking and breathing. Compounding these problems is often smoking.
These patients often know that they are in bad shape and should lose weight, but have no idea how to improve their overall health.
They are prescribed more pills by their primary care doctor, and scheduled for more visits to specialists:
- Ophthalmologist
- Cardiologist
- Pulmonologist
- Rheumatologist
- Podiatrist
- Vascular surgeon
This is a huge drain on the human body and the root problem- the OBESITY- is not being addressed. Added to this is the financial drain on patients, insurance companies and family members in the care and support of their relatives.
My future blogs will provide sound, reasonable, systematic ways that obese patients can regain control of their overall health and well being.
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