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During the month of November, we released a short series of posts on our social media about the effects of diabetes on your eyes and the importance of getting regular eye exams. We want to expand on this subject and go into a little more detail as we believe these are things that don’t come straight to mind when talking about diabetes management.  Effects of Diabetes on Eye Health Diabetes is a disease that affects the body ability to process and store sugar. This causes an abundance of sugar in the blood that can cause damage throughout the body, including the eyes. The most common eye condition brought on by diabetes is diabetic retinopathy.   Diabetic retinopathy occurs when the

  Every December since the mid-80’s, the quiet streets of Grangeville come alive as Santa rides along wishing everyone a merry Christmas!  HOW IT ALL BEGAN…   The Santa Truck is a Buffalo Firetruck that was purchased, new, by the Grangeville Fire Department in 1944. Rumor has it, the truck was headed to an aircraft carrier during WWII. As a result of that, it was very basic, no chrome and nothing flashy. Somehow it found its way to Grangeville.    The fire department used it as a pumper until the mid-80’s when it was retired. Members of the fire department wanted to keep the truck so they decided to use it to spread holiday cheer! Santa got involved as well, so

In an age of increased screen time and blue light exposure, eye fatigue and other more serious conditions have been on the rise. While discontinuing the use of screens in this digital era is unrealistic, there are things that you can do to minimize the long term effects.  What causes eye fatigue? Eye fatigue can be caused by a few different things but most commonly, we see eye fatigue caused by prolonged exposure to “blue light”. Blue light is a high-energy wavelength on the visual spectrum that can be produced by both natural and artificial sources.  What are the long term effects of eye fatigue caused by blue light exposure? During the American Optometric Association’s study of blue light, they