How Diabetes can affect your eyes

People with Diabetes should take note of their eye health at every stage of their life, but in particular as they get older.

The best way for people with Diabetes to take care of their eyes is to also take care of their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol — the ABC’s of diabetes.

Get to know the ilumin doctors with five fun questions

We already know the doctors at ilumin can give us great advice, and we trust them with our eye care. But we also thought it would be fun to get to know them in a more casual, personal way. So we asked them five fun questions, and they gave us, in return, some surprising answers. Without further ado: get to know them!

Long friendships, memorable patients and lots of eye advice mark the long career of Dr. Parson

We have mixed emotions about this blog post. One of our doctors, Camilla Parson, recently announced her impending retirement. We’re happy for her, but boy will we miss her!Dr. Parson took a few minutes to tell us about her retirement plans as well as what she’ll miss about our ilumin team. She’s also sharing some of her best eye care tips she learned over her 31 years practicing ophthalmology at ilumin.

Masks leave us “only with the eyes”

COVID-19 has changed how we see one another. Most Americans are now wearing masks when they leave their homes and, in lots of cases, workers are required to wear one.

Through the eyes of artists

Artists throughout history have been affected by anomalies of sight. Today we’ll take a closer look at five artists, some world-famous, some relatively unknown, who had a variety of eye disorders. Though their eye issues are different, they have one thing in common: The way their eyes saw the world affected their art.

Stars in their Eyes

Je ne sais quoi

Becoming a celebrity requires hard work, determination, and a little bit of that thing you can only say in French.