GetSmart: Eye Smart!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
JC Jones MA RN
H. Dunbar Hoskins, Jr. MD FACS, Executive Vice President of the
American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO), was kind enough to spend some time with me today talking about Eye Health. AAO has two important programs Dr. Hoskins wants Healthline readers to know about:
- EyeSmart Campaign:
- 2020 means perfect vision to most of us, but did you know it is also the year that 43 million Americans face significant vision loss or blindness as Baby Boomers become seniors?
- EyeCare America:
- is a Foundation of the AAO whose mission is to preserve sight by promoting access to care. Dr. Hoskins says that Medicare does a good job of covering opthalmologic illnesses, but if we really want to urge early screening at age 40, a lot of people at risk do not have coverage. EyeCare America has Volunteer doctors, sorted by zip code, who have agreed to provide free eye care to people in need! Visit their website or call 1-800-222-3937 for seniors, 1-800-626-6733 for children.
- August is Cataract Awareness Month and AAO is encouraging seniors with low vision to take advantage of this program and get a referral to an eye specialist. Maybe you or your loved ones don't need a new pair of glasses! Maybe you need an eye specialist! Studies are showing that sharp vision helps keep the mind sharp, too. Don't lose sight of what's important to you...65 is getting younger and younger as people live, work and love longer.
Thanks so much to Dr. Hoskins and all of the wonderful folks at American Academy of Opthalmology for their time and contributions to Eye Health in the US!
Thank you natala007 for use of retinal photo 2.Labels: Dr. Hoskins, eyes, glaucoma, opthalmologist
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CDC Health Advisory: Serious Eye Infection due to Contact Lens Solution
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
JC Jones MA RN
A Health Advisory was released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
May 25, 2007 identifying an outbreak of an amoebic eye infection associated with use of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Complete R Moisture Plus solution. Based on the findings, recommendations are that soft contact lens wearers who use the solution:
- Stop using the solution immediately
- Stop using your current contact lens storage container and replace it with a clean new one
- Discard your current pair of soft contact lens and replace them
- See a health care provider for an eye examination
Acanthamoeba Infection is caused by an amoeba that occurs every where in nature. Symptoms include:
- eye redness
- eye pain
- blurred vision
- sensitivity to light
- excessive tearing
If you have these symptoms, stop wearing contact lens immediately and begin wearing eyeglasses. Make an appointment with your doctor immediately. Complications of the infection are permanent visual impairment and blindness.
AMO, for its part, has announced a voluntary recall and is asking anyone with problematic reactions to report this to 1-800-347-5005.
Thank you nadaquehablar for the use of photo.Labels: eyes, product safety, recall
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