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{A DOZEN RED ROSES} YOU LOSE A LOT WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR SIGHT. PREVENT DIABETIC BLINDNESS. Diabetic retinopathy blinds 12,000 to 24,000 people each year. Don’t let your patients be among them. Test for diabetes in high-risk patients, and make sure all your patients with diabetes get annual dilated eye exams. For free tools that can help you educate your patients, go to afmc.org/tools or call 1-877-375-5700. THIS MATERIAL WAS PREPARED BY THE ARKANSAS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE INC. (AFMC) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES. THE CONTENTS PRESENTED DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT ARKANSAS DHS POLICY. THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLES VI AND VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. AP2-AMS.AD,11/15 170 • THE JOURNAL OF THE ARKANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 112