your eye can show your health

Your eyes can tell you more about your health than you know. They can show you - not only eye disorders like cataracts and glaucoma, but also systemic illnesses like diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Sometimes the signs of these diseases are visible in, on, or around the eyes long before symptoms appear. The list of systemic diseases that can have ocular manifestations is a long one; in addition to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, it includes aneurysms, HIV, cancer and rare hereditary diseases. The list is one reason eye experts recommend periodic eye exams.