Bifocals

Dr JA Parker Nearsightedness (nearsightedness) is a common vision problem that causes vision to be blurred in the distance. Nearsighted children tend to squint to see things in the distance. Sometimes they will compensate by sitting closer in the classroom or by standing closer to the television at home. Myopia …

05 October 2021 2 minutes to read Source / Disclosures Published by: Source: Berdahl J. Management of a dissatisfied multifocal patient. Presented at: Real World Ophthalmology; Sep 18, 2021 (virtual meeting). Disclosures: Berdahl declares to have been a consultant for Alcon, Allergan, AMO, Avedro, Aurea Medical, Bausch + Lomb, ClarVista, …

Through Dr Tim Shepherd, CP guest contributor | Tuesday 05 October 2021 A COVID-19 vaccination injection is given. | Unsplash / Mufid Majnun Editor’s Note: This is part three of a three-part series on COVID-19 and its vaccine. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Today we …

McKenna Premus / Daily Collegian Editor’s Note: This author has been granted anonymity for personal safety by request. When I was raped at the University of Massachusetts in the fall of 2002, I reported my rape to the University. I went to the dean’s office and was told to meet …

According to Benjamin Franklin’s own account, he spent a “pleasant” five-day stay at Hillsborough Castle in 1771 as a guest of the Earl of Hillsborough. At 70, Benjamin Franklin was the longest-standing signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. Five years earlier Franklin had visited Ireland in …

Let me present two facts to you. Fact 1: More than any other country, the United States contributed to the invention, manufacture and distribution of a revolutionary and effective pair of messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19. Fact 2: The United States ranks 36th for national immunization rates. As pretty much …

Oh joy! The new Quad Cities phone book has arrived. Now let me just put on my bifocals, locate my magnifying glass, and see if I can make out any of the tiny little phone numbers in that condensed volume. People are passionate about conspiracies of all kinds these days, …

Author: Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, FACSM In the recent past we have discussed how to tell if joint problems (e.g. overuse injuries) are due to physical activity, aging or diabetes, but let’s focus on aging itself- even this time. Of course, we would all like to slow down normal aging …

September 20-24 was Falls Prevention Week. But in reality, preventing falls is actually EVERY DAY! Why is fall prevention so important? Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older Americans. 1 in 4 older people fall each year. An elderly person is treated in the emergency …

© Georgios Kollidas / stock.adobe.com As a founding father, Benjamin Franklin was instrumental in winning America’s independence and shaping our constitution. He was also an inventor. He did not invent electricity, but he invented the lightning rod. His other inventions included the bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the $ 100 …