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Los Angeles Eye Doctor, Dr. Rabbani, Offers Alternative Eye Care

2013-05-15 08:31:44

LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. R. Anthony Rabbani, Los Angeles eye doctor, is pleased to announce that he offers alternative eye care for his patients in his Toluca Lake practice, Eye Candy Optometry and Eyewear. Dr. Rabbani offers these services to residents of Los Angeles, Toluca Lake, and the surrounding areas.Among the alternative eye care practices that Dr. Rabbani offers are the services of herbalists who are trained to work with eye problems, massage therapists...

Transitions Optical Teams Up With Baseball Legend Cal Ripken, Jr. To Teach Children In-Need The Impact Of Healthy Vision On The Field And In Their Everyday Lives

2013-05-15 08:26:57

Event Benefiting Children in the Tampa Bay Area with Free Eyecare Services and Baseball Clinic is First in a Nationwide Series of Events with Transitions Optical and Cal Ripken, Jr. Targeting Underserved Communities PINELLAS PARK, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of healthy vision and its connection to success both on the field and in the classroom, Transitions Optical, Inc. has teamed up with MLB Hall of Famer and baseball...

Weil Eye Care Medical Center Offering Discounts in May

2013-05-07 23:22:59

Local San Carlos, CA eye care center will feature special discounts throughout May. San Carlos, CA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Weil Eye Care Medical Center is pleased to offer discounts to its customers during the entire month of May. Just in time for the spring season, stop into the Weil Eye Care Medical Center to freshen up that look. One of the featured specials is a $50 discount off Botox (24 units and over) and facial filler injections. When customers bring in a friend as a new patient for...

May is Healthy Vision Month

2013-05-01 12:28:55

National Health Observance Elevates Awareness Around Vision Loss SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One in three Americans will experience some type of vision-impairing eye disease according to several studies. The month of May is designated as Healthy Vision Month in hopes of educating everyone about early diagnosis, and treatment relating to all vision related issues. Vision disorders are the seventh most common chronic condition for persons aged 65 and older, the ninth most...

Evidence Mounts that Outdoor Recess Time Can Reduce the Risk of Nearsightedness in Children

2013-05-01 12:28:04

Two studies provide new data on impact of daylight exposure on eye development SAN FRANCISCO, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two new studies add to the growing evidence that spending time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children. A study conducted in Taiwan, which is the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention, finds that when children are required to spend recess time outdoors, their risk of nearsightedness is...

Time For An Eye Exam During Healthy Vision Month

Celebrate Healthy Vision Month, Get Your Eyes Checked

2013-04-30 18:51:06

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online May is being promoted as the Healthy Vision Month, and many organizations are using it as a way to encourage people to get their eyes checked. Healthy Vision Month and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vision Health Initiative (VHI) are partnering with the National Eye Institute (NEI) during May to encourage all Americans to make vision a health priority. According to the CDC, the number of Americans 40 years and...

American Academy of Ophthalmology's Efforts to Warn Consumers of the Dangers of Non-Prescription Contacts Gains National Recognition

2013-04-23 16:24:39

"Want Scary Eyes?" Campaign Receives Prestigious Gold-Level Bulldog Reporter Award SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the use of dangerous, non-prescription decorative contact lenses continues to increase in popularity, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's campaign to caution consumers of the health risks associated with these illegal devices has been recognized by leading media relations trade publication Bulldog Reporter with the Gold-Level Bulldog Award for the...

Hubble Telemedical Launches First-of-its Kind Retinal EyeQ Wellness Exam(TM) Designed for Disease Prevention

2013-04-15 08:29:33

Non-invasive examination uses award-winning TRIAD telehealth network to search for signs of systemic diseases present in the retina KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hubble Telemedical, a healthcare services and information technology company, announced today the launch of its EyeQ Wellness Exam service for early disease diagnosis and prevention. The new service uses the company's award-winning TRIAD telehealth network for remote analysis of digital retinal images by...

Vision Summit at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

2013-04-12 12:24:30

The Aging Eye: Today's Treatment - Tomorrow's Hope Presented by Prevent Blindness Ohio and Ohio's Aging Eye Public Private Partnership CLEVELAND, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Ohio Chapter of Prevent Blindness America is presenting an eye health summit at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. The summit, hosted by the University's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, takes place on Wednesday April 24th from 9 AM to 3 PM. (Photo:...

Women's Eye Health Month

2013-04-11 16:25:01

AWARENESS SPEAKS TO GROWING INCREASE IN VISION PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES: SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, of the 3.4 million Americans suffering from visual impairment, about 2.3 million are women, and those that fall into the legally blind category, 70% of them are women. Much of the vision loss is the result of age-related conditions due to women living longer than men, making them more at risk for vision diseases like macular degeneration, which is a disease...