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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.

	Looks Serious - Is It? If you looked in the mirror and your own eye looked anything like this one,  you might be very alarmed. A "subconjunctival hemorrhage" occurs when a small blood vessel on the surface of the eye breaks
and bleeds. It may occur spontaneously, from heavy lifting, vomiting or even coughing. In some cases, it may develop following eye surgery or trauma. read article

Mother Nature's "Magic Bullet" - Something in this photo is literally a magic bullet that has been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes, obesity, heart disease and certain types of cancer, including breast. Your mother probably knew all about it and many doctors today are telling us that we should be eating more of it. Do you know what it is?  read article.

Kids need sunglasses too. The beach, the backyard pool...even the ski slopes are very inviting but eye damage can be just around the corner for your child. The most immediate danger is a painful type of corneal sunburn made worse by ultraviolet (UV) light reflected off water, sand or snow. Reflection can double the exposure to harmful UV rays. Learn how to select the best sunglasses for your child. read article