Still at risk - even with 20/20
The day-to-day challenge of living with
low vision
A closer look To check a particular doctor’s background, contact the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at (800) 377-0550 or visit http://profiles.massmedboard.org/MA-Physician-Profile-Find-Doctor.asp. The profile will give:
• Awards, research and publications |
• Date of licensure in MassachusettsThe best
attack against glaucoma
Types of primary care providers
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Personal health journal |
| A personal health journal — a handy tool for both you and your doctor — is simply a collection of information about your health that you gather and manage. The journal should include not only the names and numbers of your doctors, but lifestyle goals as well. Your health information should be accurate, detailed and current.
Be sure to include dates. For instance, if you are hospitalized, make note of the date admitted and the date of discharge. Be specific. If you have had abdominal surgery, specify the type. You do not need to include minor illnesses, such as coughs and colds. Take your journal to your doctor’s appointments. |
A health journal should include:Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week is May 8 – 14. |
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Get screened for head and neck
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Support Group Meeting
Date: Saturday, February 4th
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary
243 Charles Street, Boston
8th floor board room
Please RSVP
Catherine Duffek
617-797-6476
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Every year millions of people
start losing their sight…
and don’t
even know it!
Don’t be one of them. Have a comprehensive dilated eye exam.
The best attack against glaucoma
It may not be possible to prevent glaucoma, but it is easy to diagnose and treat. More
Early detection of vision loss key to avoiding “thief of sight”
It all started four years ago when Chance Flaherty, then 14, could not read the Jumbotron at a Celtics game. Nor could he see the numbers on the back of the players’ jerseys.
His mother, Shelley, acted quickly and took Chance to an optometrist for an eye exam. But she wasn’t prepared for what the optometrist told her. It was not the nearsightedness that caused alarm. The pressure in both his eyes was elevated. The optometrist knew that increased eye pressure, or glaucoma, tends to run in families. More
Still at risk - even with 20/20
Petra Ebisemiju, a 67-year-old retired school nurse, didn’t know much about glaucoma before she was diagnosed with the disease. But she knows a lot now and is absolutely right when she says it is a “tricky little disease.”
For Ebisemiju, the disease started in her left eye about 10 years ago. She went for her yearly eye exam and the doctor told her that her pressure was elevated. “I didn’t know what pressure he was talking about,” she said. More
The day-to-day challenge of living with low vision
Gray winter days can leave you longing for brightness. But if wintry dimness rarely seems to lift, it would be wise to consider your answers to these five questions. More