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The Miraculous Claims of the Diet Zoneemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
One way of recognizing a fad diet is said to be the promise of multiple miraculous effects upon health. And Diet Zone promises a lot...
Source: Vision Update - October 6, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

The 7 Myths Of Relaxationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
I voluntarily teach relaxation by the bed side for heart,stroke and cancer patients in the hospital...
Source: Vision Update - September 29, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

The Most Unmistakable Sign of Aging; Wrinklesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Aging is an undisputable fact of life that transgresses any human intervention. The most unmistakable sign of aging is the formation of wrinkles,
Source: Vision Update - September 25, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Diabetes, Recognizing the Signs, and Symptomsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Do you find yourself going to the bathroom more than usual? Are you unusually hungry or thirsty? Is fatigue a normal, everyday feeling? Does spontaneous,
Source: Vision Update - September 25, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

High Blood Pressure, the Insidious Killeremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Next time you are with a group of 3 friends, take a good look around; one of you will have high blood pressure.
Source: Vision Update - September 22, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

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Question from Roger Mathews Dear doctor is there anything new on the market for chronic lid redness, or infection?
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

XRAY VISIONemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
To keep your perception sharp, you need two key things, lutein and zeaxanthin, which sound like villains but are not. Macul
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Eye exams: What to expectemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
An eye exam is one of the best ways to protect your vision because it can detect eye problems at their earliest stage, wh
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Lens mimics human eyeemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Shortly after undergoing cataract surgery with a new high-tech replacement lens, Leah Vereen took a hammer out and beat her
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

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Question from : Helen Evans Whenever I visit the nail salon, the next day I develop a very inflamation around my eyes. The
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

New warnings possible after 38 reports of eye damageemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
An investigation into whether Vigra and other popular impotence treatment may cause permanent eye damage is unlikely to
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

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Question from : April What could cause vessels in the eyes to burst? Subject is 84 years of age. Dr. Weber: - It ma
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Watch Where You Point Thatemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A green laser pointer may be great for punctuating presentations, but mind the eyes. A Mayo Clinic study found that retinas
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Jefferson Researchers Results Show Promise For Metastatic Eye Melanomaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
When melanoma of the eye spreads to the liver, patients have few good options. Surgery is frequently impossible, and chem
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

FIND YOUR NERVEemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
When glaucoma strikes, it injures the optic nerve, causing what was always thought to be irreversible damage. However, re
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

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Question from : sheryl -- What is iritis? What is the cause of it? What are the symptoms? -- Dr. Webber:
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Now You See Itemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tired of wearing contacts but a lousy candidate for laser surgery? Look no further: An implantable lens has been FDA appr
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Black licorice can have serious side effects for people with glaucomaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been used medicinally for coughs, digestive problems and inflammation. It is also used to
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Researchers link eye disease, genetic defectsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
University of Iowa researchers say theyve confirmed a major cause of macular degeneration, a disease that robs many people
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

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Question from : dianne ferguson - I have worn soft contacts for 25 years, but take them out at night. No problems until,
Source: Vision Update - May 19, 2006 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info

Does your child have lazy eyes?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
AMBLYOPIA or lazy eyes occurs when one or both eyes do not develop normal vision during childhood. If undetected or left
Source: Vision Update - July 5, 2005 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: info