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Primary Care Optometry News, April 2013
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ATLANTA – U.S. citizens are eating more carbohydrates, fats and proteins, which results in increased inflammation, specifically, obesity, diabetes,...More
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December 20, 2012
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PHOENIX — Vitamin B12 malabsorption following gastric bypass surgery can cause bilateral optic atrophy, according to a poster presentation here at...More
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Primary Care Optometry News, December 2012
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PHOENIX – Researchers who studied the effects of omega-3s found that supplementation improved comfort with and without contact lens wear.
Percy Lazon...More
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Primary Care Optometry News, December 2012
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PHOENIX – A speaker here at the joint meeting of the Ocular Nutrition Society and the Optometric Retina Society, held prior to Academy 2012,...More
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Primary Care Optometry News, July 2012
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The Ocular Nutrition Society issued a statement concerning American’s lack of eye health education, calling for the development of guidelines on...More
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Primary Care Optometry News, May 2012
Leora A. Berns, OD
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Dr. Michael Silverman responded (“Smokers will heed no advice from ODs,” January 2012, page 7) to the article about smoking cessation (“Optometrists...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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October 12, 2011
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BOSTON — "In nature there are hundreds of carotenoids. We eat only 50 of those; only 20 to 30 end up in your body and only two get to your eye: lutein and...More
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September 29, 2011
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LAS VEGAS — "If you want to lower inflammation in the body, you don't necessarily need to take a drug to do that," Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, FAAO, told...More
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June 24, 2011
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SALT LAKE CITY — Clinicians who prescribe supplements to their patients should be aware of potential side effects, contraindications and dangers of...More
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March 7, 2011
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ATLANTA – AmeriSciences announced the launch of OS2, a supplement “developed to incorporate the latest research on age-related macular degeneration, dry...More
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