Glaucoma
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve and often has no early symptoms. Evaluation considers eye pressure, optic nerve health, and other risk factors—not pressure alone.
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Eye Disease Treatment & Monitoring
Understand your eye health and feel confident about your next step. Dr. Arlene T. Yepremian, O.D., evaluates eye changes and helps you navigate monitoring, treatment, and specialist care.
Evaluation identifies concerns. Monitoring tracks changes over time. Treatment addresses your condition, while referral connects you with a specialist when advanced care is needed.
Eye conditions worth discussing—even before symptoms appear
Some eye diseases develop without noticeable vision changes. Regular examinations help identify concerns and establish a baseline for future visits. Tell us about your medical history, medications, and any family history of eye disease.
Cataracts
Clouding of the eye’s natural lens can cause blurry vision, glare, and difficulty driving at night. Monitoring helps determine when updated eyewear or a surgical consultation is appropriate.
Learn about cataractsMacular degeneration
Changes in the macula can affect the central vision you use for reading and recognizing faces. Assessment and follow-up help guide care based on the type and stage of disease.
Understand macular degenerationDiabetic eye changes
Diabetes can damage the retina’s small blood vessels before you notice a change in sight. Eye examinations are an important part of your diabetes care, even when your vision feels clear.
Learn about comprehensive eye examsDiabetes & your vision
Diabetic retinopathy needs ongoing eye care
Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes damages blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye. It can lead to leakage, swelling, or abnormal blood vessel growth that threatens vision.
A retinal evaluation, often including dilation, checks for these changes. Your findings and medical history guide the timing of follow-up and whether you need a retinal specialist.
Support your eyes and your overall health
- Share your diabetes history, recent blood sugar information, and medication changes.
- Work with your medical clinician to manage blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
- Keep recommended eye appointments, even when you have no symptoms.
Diet alone is not a proven treatment for reversing diabetic retinopathy. Balanced nutrition supports diabetes management, but it does not replace eye monitoring or treatment recommended by your eye care team.
Have diabetes or a family history of eye disease?
Make an eye health evaluation part of your care routine.
A care plan built around your findings
You should leave knowing what we found, what it means, and what comes next. Your plan reflects your eye health, symptoms, medical history, and everyday vision needs.
01 · UNDERSTAND
Review your examination
We explain findings in plain language and discuss any additional testing needed to clarify a concern.
02 · PLAN
Set your next steps
We discuss appropriate treatment options and recommend a follow-up schedule based on your condition and risk factors.
03 · COORDINATE
Connect with specialist care
When your findings call for advanced treatment or surgery, we refer you to an appropriate specialist and coordinate ongoing eye care.
Know when to act—and how imaging supports care
Sudden vision loss, new flashes or floaters, a curtain-like shadow, or severe eye pain needs immediate evaluation. Do not wait for a routine appointment or an online response. Seek urgent eye care; if you cannot reach an eye care professional promptly, go to an emergency department.
Read about eye emergenciesOptos imaging provides a wide view of the retina and helps document eye health over time. It complements your examination and does not replace dilation when dilation is needed.
Explore Optos retinal imagingTake the next step for your eye health
Whether you have a diagnosis or questions about a change in your vision, Jewel City Optometry is here to help you understand your care.
839 N Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91206