New! Diabetes Myth-Busting Toolkits

However, 79% of Americans don’t know that diabetic eye diseases have no visible symptoms, and more than half don’t know diabetes can be detected through an eye exam⁴.

To help you engage your patients on your practice’s social channels, Myth-Busting Social Media Toolkits are available, with messaging created in partnership with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The toolkits share information on both adults and children to raise your patients’ awareness about the prevalence of diabetes, reiterate the value of early detection and management of the disease, and encourage them to schedule an eye exam with you.

Here are three additional ways you can support your patients in maintaining healthy vision year-round and be that trusted patient resource.

1. Access diabetes educational resources for you and your staff through Premier Academy360^TM and earn your ADA Badge for your vsp.com Find A Doctor Directory listing.
2.  Differentiate your practice by leveraging diabetes-related education resources, like the ADA Diabetes Risk Test, to help educate and empower your patients to take control of their health, which could help save their vision.
3. Use the practice tools available on VSPOnline at eyefinity.com, such as sticky notes to track patient health conditions during their visit, and the PCP Communication Form to keep patients engaged in their health.

Download your Myth-Busting Tiles 

For additional tools and resources that can further integrate your practice as part of your patients’ overall healthcare team, visit vspeyeondiabetes.com.

1. ^{National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine}
2. ^{CDC/Division of Diabetes Translation, National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020}
3. ^{American Diabetes Association}
4. ^{2016 American Eye-Q® Survey conducted by the American Optometric Association (AOA)}