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Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
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Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
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Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
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Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
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