It’s a cliché that your eyes are the window to your soul. But did you know they are often the window to the health of your whole body?

A regular eye examination, such as those we conduct at Sydney Laser & Vision Centre, can reveal a host of other underlying health conditions that might not otherwise be detected. Here are nine illnesses that may be overlooked without a thorough eye exam:

Does diabetes affect your eyes? And what can you do about it?

Ophthalmologist Dr David Robinson, from Sydney Laser & Vision Centre, wants to raise awareness of the dire consequences of diabetes to our vision on World Diabetes Day, this Sunday November 14.