What is the difference between a diabetic eye exam and a regular eye exam?

A regular comprehensive eye exam checks how well you see, updates your prescription and screens the overall health of your eyes; at Ozark Eye it takes 45 to 60 minutes. A diabetic eye exam takes about an hour including dilation, and uses retinal photography and OCT imaging to find damage before it causes symptoms.

The American Diabetes Association recommends a dilated diabetic eye exam every year, even when your vision feels fine. Because it is a medical visit, it is usually billed to medical insurance rather than a vision plan, and Medicare covers an annual diabetic retinal exam.

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