Several months ago a friend of mine, aged 58, noticed she was not able to see as clearly as she had been before. She opted to have an eye exam at one of the local establishments that basically just check your vision but did not do an exam to check for eye disease. Within three months she is almost completely blind in one eye.
She is now seeing an ophthalmologist to try to determine the cause of her problem and if it is something that is correctable or will be progressive and involve the other eye as well. She, like most of us, thought that it was enough just to have your eyes checked for the need for glasses only. I pray that they will find the source of her sudden loss of vision and it is reversible. Your eyesight with certain eye diseases can change dramatically in a short period of time, so it is advisable to have your eye checked thoroughly, depending on ones age and family history. Take a few moments to view some of the videos on Eye Health Education Essentials
Thursday, May 29, 2014
May is a month rich in heath awareness topics
Mental Health Month
For more information visit the National Mental Health Association and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
www.nmha.org
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week 6-12
For more information visit the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
For more information visit the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Arthritis Awareness Month
For more information visit the Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
For more information visit the Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
May - Lyme Disease Awareness Month
For more information visit the Lyme Disease Foundation
www.lyme.org
Hearing
and Speech Month
For more information visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
For more information visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Healthy
Vision Month
For more information visit the National Eye Institute
For more information visit the National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov/healthyvisionmonth
May - National Neurofibromatosis Month
For more information visit the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
www.ctf.org
May - National Neurofibromatosis Month
For more information visit the National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
www.ctf.org
Lupus
Awareness Month
For more information visit the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
For more information visit the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Hepatitis Awareness Month
For more information visit the Hepatitis Foundation International
For more information visit the Hepatitis Foundation International
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
For more information visit the American Celiac Disease Alliance
For more information visit the American Celiac Disease Alliance
www.americanceliac.org
May - National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
For more information visit the National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
May - National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
For more information visit the National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
HIV
Vaccine Awareness Day 18
For more information visit the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division of AIDS
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages/default.aspx
For more information visit the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division of AIDS
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages/default.aspx
May - National Trauma Awareness Month
For more information visit the American Trauma Society
www.amtrauma.org
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
For more information visit the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov
For more information visit the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov
May - Skin Cancer Awareness Month
For more information visit the American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
For more information visit the National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
For more information visit the National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
May - Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
For more information visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
www.aafa.org
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
For more information visit the Prevent Blindness America
For more information visit the Prevent Blindness America
May - National High Blood Pressure Education Month
For more information visit the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
May - Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
For more information visit the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
www.tsalliance.org
Friday, May 23, 2014
Dog Bite Prevention
Even the most friendly dog can be the cause of an unexpected bite...we have to always remember to respect their space and territory just as we as humans have a personal space tolerance distance
Dog Bite Prevention
Dog Bite Prevention
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
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