Annette Huff
Doctor of Optometry, Fishers and Greenwood
- Doctor of Optometry · IN License no. 000000Verify
Runs the diabetic eye exam and retinal imaging visits.
Diabetic eye care
A yearly diabetic eye exam, reported to your doctor
Changes in the back of the eye can start before your vision does. A yearly exam looks for them and compares them with last year.
We dilate the eyes, take images of the retina and examine the back of the eye. The findings go to the doctor who manages your diabetes, so both offices see the same picture.
An eye exam checks the eyes. It does not replace your diabetes care. If it shows changes that need more than watching, we refer you to the hospital's eye service and send the images ahead. Results vary from person to person.
What happens at the visit
Plan on about an hour and a quarter. Dilation blurs close work and makes light bright for a few hours.
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Step 1: History
Your diabetes care, your medicines and how your eyes have been.
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Step 2: Vision and pressure
We measure how clearly you see and the pressure inside each eye.
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Step 3: Images and the dilated exam
Drops widen the pupils. We take images of the retina and examine the back of each eye.
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Step 4: The report
We explain what we saw and send the findings to your diabetes doctor within a few business days.
- Sudden vision loss, flashes of light, a curtain over your vision, a chemical splash or an eye injury needs care now. Call our office right away or go to an emergency room. If you can't reach us, call 911.
Billing and what to bring
How it is billed
A visit for an eye problem, an eye disease check or a follow-up is billed to medical insurance. A routine exam is billed to a vision plan. Many visits mix both, and we tell you which part goes where before you leave. If you pay yourself, we give you a written estimate on request.
How fees workWhat to bring
Current glasses and contact lenses
Vision and medical insurance cards
A list of your eye drops and medicines
Your referral, if a doctor sent you
Sunglasses, for after the drops
The doctors who do this
Clint Holland
Doctor of Optometry, Fishers and Plainfield
- Doctor of Optometry · IN License no. 000000Verify
Follows macular changes and writes the reports back to referring doctors.
About the diabetic eye exam
How often do I need it?
Most people with diabetes have a dilated exam every year. Your doctor may ask for a visit sooner if something changes.
Can I drive afterward?
Dilation blurs close vision and makes light bright for a few hours. Bring sunglasses, and think about having someone drive you.
Does my diabetes doctor get the results?
Yes. With your permission, we send a written report after the visit.
Book a diabetic eye exam
Pick a time in our booking system, or call and we find one with you.