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A Failed Driver's
License Vision Test Helped Sight |
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Jack leaned forward
and his eyes got wider. What I remember most was
how blue they were. Jack was 80 years old and an
active golfer and swimmer.
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Blindness from
Diabetes is Preventable |
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Jennifer sat
in the ophthalmologist's office crying. She
had been helping blow up balloons for her
1-year-old niece's first birthday party. The
vision in her eye had just turned totally red
and dark while she was inflating her second
balloon.
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Blurred Vision May
Be Caused by Cataracts |
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Blurred vision
could be an indication of cataracts, glaucoma,
age-related macular degeneration, or medical
problems such as diabetes. The leading cause
of blurred vision in people over 60 is
cataracts.
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Can I Buy Reading
Glasses for $5? |
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"Hey, Dr.
Sibley, - my arms are getting too short and I
can't read any more. What can I do?"
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Children's Vision
Problems Can Threaten School Success |
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September is
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month. I
guess this designation was to coincide with
September being "Back to School Month".
Personally, I think every month should be
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month!
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Choose Sunglasses
with Rated UV Protection |
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Where are my
sunglasses? Has anybody seen my sunglasses? I
yelled repeatedly as my family and I walked
outside to load the car for our July 4th trip.
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Cornea Donations
Can Provide Sight - Like Giving a New Life |
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It was so
exciting recently to see news of the
grandmother who got a corneal transplant and
was able to see her grandchildren for the
first time.
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Diabetes is Leading
Cause of Preventable Blindness |
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"No! No. You
must be wrong! It cannot be true!"
I had just done
Laura's eye exam and told her there was severe
bleeding inside both eyes from diabetes.
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Don't Forget to Eat
Your Spinach and Carrots |
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Each day Paul
takes 20 pills. This baby-boomer is not
sick. His problem is that he is 50 years
old. This baby-boomer is rebelling against
aging.
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Eyedrops to Cover
Red May Mask Problems |
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Every day the
TV bombards us with ads trying to sell us
eyedrops that "get the red out" or that "clear
red eyes fast.
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Eyes Give Warnings
of Danger to Sight |
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The eyes can
give signs of warning that indicate it's time
to have them examined by a specialist.
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How to Choose the
Right Doctor |
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As a medical
doctor, I see articles on preventing blindness
or on a miracle operation to save a baby, etc.
What we need is an article on how to choose
the right doctor. (That might be a medical
miracle also!)
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How to Delay or
Prevent Cataracts |
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As a cataract
specialist, I am asked daily if cataracts can
be prevented. Many recent scientific studies
show that this can be done.
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January Project
Provides Eye Care for Older People |
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Did you know
that older people suffer more than half the
permanent, blinding eye disease in the United
States, and that over half of this blindness
could be prevented?
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Laser Vision
Correction: The Miracle of the 21st Century |
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Jack Sibley,
my father, got his first pair of eye
glasses in first grade. His glasses were
as thick as coke bottles in every picture
I have ever seen of him. Without his
glasses he could not even see the lint in
his navel. Today he sees 20/20 without
glasses.
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Lasers Can Prevent
Blindness Caused by Diabetes |
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Diabetes is
the leading cause of preventable blindness in
America. Some people with diabetes wake
up blind, without ever having known anything
was wrong -- no pain, no pus, no bloodshot
eyes, no symptoms.
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Macular
Degeneration Affects Many People Over 60 |
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In the United
States, macular degeneration in older people
is the leading cause of sight impairment that
is perceived as a loss of sight for reading
and close-up work.
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Most Age-Related
Vision Deterioration is Treatable |
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A few years
ago, Alyce turned 66 and noticed that
newspapers were getting harder to read. She
figured she needed stronger glasses to get rid
of the glare and blurred vision.
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Most Accidental
Blinding From Fireworks Due to Inconsiderate
Adults, Unsupervised Children |
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Everybody
loves a good old fashioned Fourth of July:
barbecues, picnics, parades, speeches, and of
course, fireworks! These are all hallmarks of
Fourth of July celebrations in Florida.
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Much Computer Eye
Strain Caused by Poor Lighting and Posture |
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I receive so
many questions from people who use computers.
They have eye symptoms and ask, "Is it the
computer or is it the work that bothers my
eyes?"
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New Techniques
Revolutionized Cataract Surgery |
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Every day I
see patients with blurred vision. They have
increasing problems reading, driving, working,
golfing or watching TV. Often we change their
glasses, and they are on their way.
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Prevent Eye
Injuries Due to Sports and Toys |
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Baseball,
basketball and racquet sports are the largest
causes of eye injuries in sports activities.
The real tragedy is that most of these
injuries are to children. The junior high
school years are the most dangerous, and boys
are involved in almost 90-percent of eye
accidents.
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Prevent Eye
Injuries From Yard Work & Construction |
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Your lawn
mower can hurl a stone into your eye or
someone else's eye at 200 miles per hour. Each
year more than 5,000 people have their eyes
injured because of such mishaps in the yard
and garden.
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Some Common
Misconceptions About Your Eyes |
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Did Benjamin
Franklin really "invent" electricity by flying
that kite in the electrical storm? Did he
really invent bifocals to read the Declaration
of Independence?
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Summer Activities
Bring Possibilities for Eye Injuries |
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Mowing the
lawn, adding chemicals tot he pool, playing
summer sports, or jump-starting your car or
lawn mower when it has a dead
battery: These are just a few activities that
can lead to an eye injury or even blindness.
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Sunglasses Are Like
Wearing Sunscreen for the Eyes |
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Who has not
walked out into the Florida summer sun and
quickly run back in to grab a pair of
sunglasses? The average person in Florida owns
two pairs of sunglasses.
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Teenage Boys at
Risk from New Year's Eve Fireworks Injuries |
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On New Year's
Eve, the professional fireworks displays for
the new millennium will be spectacular,
beautiful, and impressive to watch.
Unfortunately, fireworks also will bring
tragedy and blindness from misuse by
inconsiderate adults or unsupervised children.
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Tennis and
Racquetball Cause Most Sports Eye Injuries |
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During the
last baseball season my nurse called out: The
Tampa Bay Devil Rays are sending a player
over. He has an eye injury...
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Weekend Athletes'
Eyes Should be Valued as the Pros |
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During the
last baseball season my nurse called out:
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are sending a
player over. He has an eye injury...
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What's Good for the
Body is Good for the Eyes Too |
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I see dozens
of 40 years olds in my eye surgery practice
every week. Half of them are interested in
having LASIK to throw away their glasses. The
other half are desperately seeking any miracle
cure to stop their aging parents from going
blind.
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