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In an effort to provide the best care possible, we are pleased to
provide
the latest issue of Focus on Health,
a
digest of new and useful information from the fields of
vision
care and preventive medicine.
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Why Johnny is colorblind -
For some color-deficient individuals, the
names red, orange, yellow, and green are
just different names for the same color.
5% to 8% of men are colorblind but only
0.5% of women. It's very important
that parents understand
the needs of their color-deficient |
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children and what can be done
to help them learn. For
more information on color vision,
read article. |
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Update - Osteoporosis is a disease
in which bones become fragile. If it
is not
prevented or if it is left untreated, osteoporosis can progress
painlessly until a bone breaks. These broken
bones
occur typically in the
hip,
spine and wrist. While women are four times more likely than men
to develop the disease, men can also suffer
from osteoporosis.
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 Use a computer at work? - On average, more than 50% of the work force now uses a computer on the job—and nearly 60 million people experience vision problems as a result. If you spend 2 or more hours a day working on a computer, you are at risk for developing a condition called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). read article
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