{"id":13607,"date":"2018-12-05T10:30:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=13607"},"modified":"2019-12-05T07:52:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:52:20","slug":"take-advantage-of-your-vision-insurance-with-vsp-vision-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=13607","title":{"rendered":"Take advantage of your vision insurance with VSP Vision Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you used your vision insurance yet this year? Don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s still time to schedule your annual eye appointment!  If you are an MSU benefit-eligible employee and enrolled in VSP Vision Care, take advantage of your plan. Getting your eyes checked is a good idea for several reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13895 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=462%2C346\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?w=1128&amp;ssl=1 1128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=940%2C706&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16897_dec.jpg?resize=533%2C400&amp;ssl=1 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A routine eye exam can detect diabetes and other hidden health concerns like high blood pressure. Here are some things that can show up in your eye exam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Signs of diabetes can show in the eyes with blood spots and leaking fluid, your optometrist can also determine diabetic retinopathy.<\/li><li>Diabetic retinopathy is a condition in which continuing damage to retinal tissues from diabetes can lead to impaired vision or even blindness if left untreated.<\/li><li>About 24,000 people lost their sight ever year to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.<\/li><li>Blurry vision can be a sign of high blood pressure.<\/li><li>High blood pressure can affect your eye by blood covering the macula which affects the light sensing of retina tissue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t wait until vision problems occur to make an important eye exam. For more information on VSP Vision Care, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msubenefitsplus.com\/\">MSU Benefits Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you used your vision insurance yet this year? Don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s still time to schedule your annual eye appointment! If you are an MSU benefit-eligible employee and enrolled in VSP Vision Care, take advantage&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=13607\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Take advantage of your vision insurance with VSP Vision Care<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[152,257,153,256],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-3xt","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13607"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14677,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13607\/revisions\/14677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}