1 day ago by Joseph Conlin

"When Grandma stops reading books, watching television or recognizing faces, family members often blame mind-degenerative disease such as Alzheimer's or dementia," starts The Plain Dealer post. "But it may not be memory loss alone. Vision deficits -- those that are untreatable with corrective lenses ...

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1 day ago by Joseph Conlin

"The hope is that similar therapies targeting other mutations can be used to treat a large number of inherited diseases that cause blindness," according to a WebMD post. "Katherine A. High, MD, of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, who also worked on the study, says there are now 200 known genetic ...

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3 days ago by Joseph Conlin

A number of middle-income retirees misundertand the coverage and costs associated with Medicare programs, according to the latest findings released by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement(SM) (CSR). The study, Retirement Healthcare for Middle-Income Americans, which f ...

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3 days ago by Joseph Conlin

Due to the overwhelming number of children with eye and vision problems across the United States, Maine optometrists are devoting appointments throughout the year to no-cost, comprehensive eye and vision assessments for infants between six and 12 months of age through InfantSEE. To call attention to ...

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4 days ago by Joseph Conlin

"The annual Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey conducted by Transitions Optical, Inc. reveals that – despite reporting a strong interest in their company vision benefit – today’s aging U.S. workforce isn’t fully taking advantage of it, therefore missing out on a critical preventive care ...

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5 days ago by Joseph Conlin

On February 14 from 1 to 5 p.m., Children's Hospital Boston, will hosts its first "Innovation Day." In a series of 17 short sessions, cutting-edge approaches to improving care delivery and quality while lowering costs will be presented by the innovative leaders at Children's Hospital Boston. One of ...

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5 days ago by Joseph Conlin

In Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind, a new text on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) from AFB Press , author Lindy Bergman recounts her journey with macular degeneration, and offers suggestions on how to remain positive and get the most out of life. The book also contains highly informative chapte ...

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5 days ago by Joseph Conlin

As a highly experienced vision screener who has tested more than 50,000 children over the past 10 years for Florida's VisionQuest, Nancy Jeppesen has seen the real impact on children who have a vision problem, but were not identified. "I believe vision issues among children is a silent epidemic," sa ...

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5 days ago by Joseph Conlin

"The unique characteristics and high visual demands of digital work and play make many individuals susceptible to the development of eye and vision-related problems," according to optometrist and author Dr. Jeffrey Anshel, who appears on the new edition of Healthy Vision with Dr. Val Jones to explai ...

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6 days ago by Joseph Conlin

"Newlywed Hayley Bester has had to look at her wedding pictures with only one eye,"reports tv new state KARE. "Bester's right eye has been the victim of an attack by a water-borne parasite called Acanthamoeba Keratitis ." All because he wore CLs. Read more.

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