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05/12/2008
Low-Vision Rehabilitation Appears To Improve Visual Function In Macular Disease
A low-vision rehabilitation program that includes a home visit, counseling, assistive devices such as magnifiers and assignments to practice using them appears to significantly improve vision in veterans with diseases of the macula (the area of the retina with the sharpest vision), according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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05/12/2008
Glaucoma Patients With Poor Health Literacy May Have Greater Disease Progression
Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with adequate health literacy, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Health literacy, as a discrete form of literacy, is increasingly important in health care," according to background information in the article. "The U.
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05/12/2008
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol May Be Associated With Retinal Vascular Disease
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels appear to be risk factors for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that causes vision loss, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Retinal vein occlusion occurs when one or more veins carrying blood from the eye to the heart become blocked, according to background information in the article.
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05/12/2008
Common Laser Surgery For Uncommon Cancer - Doctors Have New Option In Treating Often Devastating Eye Cancer
Chances are you or someone you know has had laser eye surgery to correct blurry vision. Now, doctors are using the procedure in a new way. In some cases, they're not just helping patients see better, they're actually preventing them from going blind. Mike Samogala says he's never taken time with his kids for granted. Lately, those moments have meant even more. Just a few months ago, Mike was diagnosed with eye cancer. It came with no warning or symptoms.
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05/11/2008
Beyond Fashion: Why You Gotta Wear Shades
Cheap sunglasses may cost you less, but are they just as likely to protect against the effects of harmful UV rays as expensive sunglasses?According to Dr. Donald J. D'Amico, chair of ophthalmology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, there is no certain way for consumers to be sure they are getting ultraviolet or UV protection from their sunglasses -- even if they are labeled "UV absorbing" or "UV blocking." Cost is no indicator of UV protection.
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