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Berner Eye Clinic

Terry Berner, O.D.
Karri Buresh, O.D.

250 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-322-0467

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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.

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 but only 0.5% of women are born colorblind. It is especially important that parents understand the special needs of their color-deficient
needs of their color-deficient children and what can be done to help them learn. For more on color vision and color-vision tests, read article.

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. read article
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