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\u201cIt\u2019s never too late to plan for the future.\u201d This phrase applies to all aspects of life, financially, physically, and medically. In many cases, it\u2019s better to act now before it\u2019s too late. Rather than being preoccupied with day-to-day events, take a step back, and look at the bigger picture. In this case study, you\u2019ll see how Elizabeth planned for not only her future eye health but her parents as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Elizabeth is a forty-five-year-old Naples native, with two older parents. Her mother, Teresa is seventy, and her father, Victorio is seventy-three. Elizabeth is a hard-working manager at a financial institution, in downtown Naples, and is always planning for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n She has been a patient of Dr. Brad Snead for ten years now. Her parents recently moved back down from Philadelphia to finish out their retirement, and they needed new doctors. During Elizabeth\u2019s last annual checkup, she mentioned to Dr. Snead that her parents were moving back to Southwest Florida, and she was looking into medical programs to keep them on a routine schedule for their health. Dr. Snead recommended Elizabeth look into the Continuum of Care Program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Elizabeth began to research the \u201cContinuum of Care\u201d and discovered that this program caters to preserving your eyesight for many years to come. The entire program consists of scheduling an initial visit to find a patient’s eye health baseline. Then, they begin to perform exams in hopes of detecting early chronic eye diseases. Based on the results, they can create treatment plans and work with patients to create vision goals for the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n