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    Nearsightedness





    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Lasik aid comes into focus Nov 20, 2005
    Lasik, which can be used for vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, uses a laser to reshape the cornea. ...
    - Contra Costa Times,

    Eye disorders Nov 15, 2005
    Ignoring the image from the weak eye is an unconscious response over which the child has no control. Myopia -- Nearsightedness. ...
    - Montgomery Advertiser,

    Nike Maxsight Sport-Tinted Contact Lens offered by Fallbrook ... Nov 17, 2005
    The Maxsight soft contact lens is intended for daily wear in the correction of nearsightedness or farsightedness and is specifically designed to aid visual ...
    - Village News Network,

    Koizumi's "strategic shortsightedness": Commentary Nov 14, 2005
    ...with China, carries the formatting risk of the so-called "cold politics and hot economy" situation, and embodies Koizumi's "strategic nearsightedness". ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    RoughRiders, TLC Laser Eye Center to Give Away Free Lasik Eye ... Nov 8, 2005
    ...experienced affiliated doctors use advanced and proven technology to correct common vision disorders, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism ...
    - OurSports Central (press release),

    Last Call: College Hill Sundries Nov 9, 2005
    ..."Sorry, kiddo — got that from me," dad would say, as he, too, was eye-chart-challenged. Nearsightedness is not the only thing my father and I have in common. ...
    - goTriad.com,

    Remember the titans Nov 14, 2005
    He was arguing with a barrel cactus.�. According to Jones, Einstein’s nearsightedness caused him to mistake the cactus for fellow physicist Paul Epstein. ...
    - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,

    Epi-LASIK Now Available at InView Nov 10, 2005
    In the past, patients who had very thin corneas or high levels of nearsightedness were not ideal candidates for LASIK surgery,� Waring explained. ...
    - dBusinessNews Atlanta (press release),

    When your eyes start to go Nov 10, 2005
    But Blare says bigger advancements have been made in progressive addition lenses, frame eyewear with graduated correction for farsightedness and nearsightedness ...
    - East Valley Tribune,

    BTW students to screen kids for eye issues Nov 15, 2005
    Some of the disorders the students will be screening for include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), amblyopia (lazy eye) and cataracts. ...
    - Montgomery Advertiser,

    An alternative to the traditional face lift Nov 13, 2005
    Married with three grown children, he was set on the road toward cosmetic surgery after undergoing surgery to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. ...
    - Wisconsin State Journal,

    Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features LCA-Vision, Midway Games ... Oct 25, 2005
    ...equipment, and support services for performing laser vision correction that employs laser technologies to help and correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    How to Stay Young: Eyesight, Part II Oct 27, 2005
    ...eye surgeries include Monovision, a procedure to help people who need or wear bifocals and lens implants, for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness. ...
    - WSAW,

    ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN Oct 28, 2005
    The war in Iraq has been executed with such nearsightedness that there is still a lack of adequate equipment for our troops on the ground. ...
    - The Baltimore Chronicle,

    LCA-Vision Reports 118% Increase in EPS and 51% Growth in Revenues Oct 25, 2005
    Advanced diagnostic equipment and multiple laser brands are used to help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    'Fateful Encounter' unfolds at DIA Oct 27, 2005
    Claudel grew disenchanted with their aesthetic nearsightedness and, in turn, with Rodin. He promised her marriage, though he had a mistress. It was not to be. ...
    - pride source.com,

    Sport contact lens technology takes glare out of the game Nov 1, 2005
    ...by Bausch & Lomb. These are soft contact lenses that can be worn every day for nearsightedness and farsightedness. They use a patented ...
    - Jackson Clarion Ledger,

    Infertility insurance only for the lucky Oct 1, 2005
    Hall said that while her plan pays for Lasik surgery for nearsightedness, "it really kills me that they won't pay for infertility.". ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)

    Long Night of Research aims to expose science to people, people to ... Sep 29, 2005
    A station in Linz lets visitors examine their eyes and, in cases of nearsightedness and other problems that can be fixed by surgery, carry out a virtual ...
    - Canoe.ca

    Only-at-night contact lens corrects sight Sep 16, 2005
    Dr. Lee Rigel of Vision Care Associates in East Lansing knew that Nicolas' nearsightedness would probably continue getting worse. ...
    - Lansing State Journal

    CORRECTED - Advanced Medical gets FDA OK on laser system treatment Sep 7, 2005
    Medical Optics (EYE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its nearsightedness treatment. ...
    - Reuters

    LASIK Information and Education Website Expands Coverage Sep 19, 2005
    States Food and Drug Administration approved the Excimer Laser for performing laser eye surgery for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and ...
    - PR Web (press release)

    FDA Approves STAR S4 IR(TM) Excimer Laser System for Treatment of ... Sep 7, 2005
    CustomVue(TM) Wavefront-Guided LASIK Procedure Treats Highest Range of Nearsightedness and Astigmatism SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    High-tech lenses put focus on athletics Sep 22, 2005
    ...by Bausch & Lomb. These are soft contact lenses that can be worn every day for nearsightedness and farsightedness. They use a patented ...
    - The State

    life support New group helps parents of kids with autism Sep 24, 2005
    She accepted the information with the casualness that one might accept nearsightedness in a child. But that all changed when her emotions caught up with her. ...
    - The Free Lance-Star

    Caltech Mines a Rich Trove of Voices From the Past Sep 19, 2005
    He was arguing with a barrel cactus." According to Jones, Einstein's nearsightedness caused him to mistake the cactus for fellow physicist Paul Epstein. ...
    - ktla 5

    UPDATE 1-Advanced Medical gets FDA OK on laser system Sep 7, 2005
    The US Food and Drug Administration approval allows patients with high myopia, or nearsightedness, and myopic astigmatism to receive custom LASIK surgery ...
    - Reuters

    UPDATE 1-FDA OKs expanded use of IntraLase laser Sep 7, 2005
    The Eye Bank Association of America estimates that more than 32,000 cornea transplants, which aim to correct severe nearsightedness, were performed in the ...
    - Reuters

    FDA Approves STAR S4 IR(TM) Excimer Laser System for Treatment of ... Sep 7, 2005
    ...today announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high myopia, also known as nearsightedness, and myopic ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Lake Worth-based eye-care chain, state settle Sep 13, 2005
    In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission cited Lasik Vision for claiming that Lasik surgery provided a lifetime cure for nearsightedness and alleviated the need ...
    - Palm Beach Post

    Add Vision Exam to Kids' Back-to-School Checklist; Phillips Eye ... Sep 15, 2005
    ...strabismus (crossed eyes), ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid), color deficiency (color blindness) and refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness and ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Master strokes Sep 7, 2005
    Clad in a Speedo, a swim cap and wearing special goggles to correct his nearsightedness, Hecker received a high-carbohydrate beverage every half hour from a ...
    - San Diego Union Tribune

    Badmouthing the Bubble Sep 2, 2005
    Foolish financial decisions. I have to chastise my fellow mortgage professionals for their money hungry nearsightedness. The interest ...
    - Motley Fool

    Marfan Syndrome: Fixing Heart Problems Sep 9, 2005
    More than 50 percent of patients have some degree of dislocation of the lens of one or both eyes. Nearsightedness, glaucoma and cataracts are common. ...
    - WSOCtv.com

    Lenses help nearsighted boy see without glasses Sep 15, 2005
    Dr. Lee Rigel of Vision Care Associates in East Lansing knew that Nicolas' nearsightedness would probably worsen. He treats the whole Pridnia family.
    - Lansing State Journal

    Today's Orange County business briefs Sep 8, 2005
    The US Food and Drug Administration approval allows patients with high myopia, or nearsightedness, and myopic astigmatism to receive custom LASIK surgery ...
    - OCRegister (subscription)

    (BPRW) AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH GROUPS AND PFIZER UNITE Sep 1, 2005
    ...racial makeup, risk factors include age, family history, long-term steroid use, previous eye trauma, special eye conditions, diabetes and severe nearsightedness ...
    - Black PR Wire (press release)

    LASIK Can Be Part of Emergency Preparedness Sep 13, 2005
    ...prescriptions filled. LASIK is an in-patient eye procedure that treats nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. New improvements ...
    - Market Wire (press release)

    UPDATE 1-Staar says FDA begins plant inspection Aug 30, 2005
    Administration quality standards as well as a pre-approval inspection for its application to market its Visian ICL implant to correct nearsightedness in the ...
    - Reuters

    Staar Surgical says FDA begins plant inspection Aug 30, 2005
    ...and Drug Administration quality standards as well as a pre-approval inspection for its application to market its Visian ICL implant for treating nearsightedness ...
    - Reuters

    Stocks Drop in Hurricane's Aftermath Aug 30, 2005
    ...had begun a pre-approval inspection on the company’s facility related to its application to market its Visian ICL implant to correct nearsightedness. ...
    - Los Angeles Business Journal

    Kirby: See ya, specs; I'm getting new eyes Aug 31, 2005
    My third-grade teacher Mrs. Miller first noticed my nearsightedness, telling my parents that I seemed to have trouble seeing the blackboard. ...
    - Salt Lake Tribune

    Understand Glaucoma Aug 30, 2005
    Those at increased risk include persons of African descent, those with a family history of glaucoma, and possibly those with nearsightedness or high blood ...
    - 50 Connect

    Investing in technologies designed to improve eyesight31 Jul 2005
    ...largest provider of refractive eye care in North America, with 73 laser eye centers that provide laser surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and ...
    - Ventura County Star (subscription)

    Trained Screeners Can Identify Preschoolers with Vision Disorders31 Jul 2005
    Three tests that assessed refractive error (eg, nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism) and one test that evaluated visual acuity were more accurate ...
    - Kansas City infoZine

    Stocks Lower on GDP, Higher Crude31 Jul 2005
    ...percent to $5.28 after the Monrovia-based ophthalmic devices maker said US regulators found its experimental implant to correct nearsightedness was approvable ...
    - Los Angeles Business Journal

    Staar soars as FDA says myopia product approvableJul 29, 2005
    Profile, Research) jumped 34 percent on Friday after the company said US regulators found its experimental implant to correct nearsightedness was approvable ...
    - Reuters

    Your Health This MonthJul 29, 2005
    ...in Singapore, England, and the United States raises the possibility that another factor comes into play in the development of nearsightedness: breast-feeding ...
    - Slate

    Trained Screeners Can Identify Preschoolers With Vision DisordersJul 27, 2005
    Three tests that assessed refractive error ( eg, nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism ) and one test that evaluated visual acuity were more accurate ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Early Vision Exams May Present Learning Difficulties Later On Says ...Jul 27, 2005
    During Dr. Shearer Jackson’s Research she found that the most common vision disorders in school age children were myopia or nearsightedness, hyperopia or ...
    - The Bahama Journal

    Eye technology stock ready to growJul 27, 2005
    ...largest provider of refractive eye care in North America with 73 laser eye centers, which provides laser surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and ...
    - commercialappeal.com (subscription)

    Know your options before having LASIK surgeryJul 13, 2005
    ...properly. The main types of refractive error are myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (distortion). ...
    - News-Leader.com

    Eminem looks at life beyond his Shady dealingsJul 24, 2005
    Even in an industry often accused of nearsightedness, the short-term publicity bang of a retirement announcement wouldn't trump the loss of the decade's ...
    - Buffalo News

    Ahmadinejad-Ci nematographers /GNR/Jul 25, 2005
    Arguing that nearsightedness and shallow approaches are serious concerns in the cultural and artistic fields, he said, "The extent of long-lastingness of arts ...
    - Islamic Republic News Agency

    Can we be friends?Jul 27, 2005
    ...out on their own Simon said. "They are docile, benign animals with severe nearsightedness," Simon says. Their only defense is the ...
    - Orange Bulletin

    Improving the eye from withinJul 5, 2005
    ...type of lens has been approved, more devices are awaiting approval or coming down the research "pipeline" -- not just for nearsightedness, but farsightedness ...
    - Press-Enterprise (subscription)

    China's five-star clinics offer health for wealthJul 18, 2005
    For instance, the clinic advocates laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (LASEK) for the correction of nearsightedness and astigmatism, as opposed to the ...
    - Asia Times Online

    Reading the right wayJul 16, 2005
    Some older theories say improper reading technique can lead to nearsightedness, but Harrington said they are no longer widely accepted. ...
    - Salem Statesman Journal

    Rochester Business JournalJul 22, 2005
    ...$60 million IntraLase designs and manufactures lasers, software and disposable patient interfaces in eye surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and ...
    - Rochester Business Journal

    Sloane Vision Center: New FDA-Approved LASIK Gets Surgery Right ...Jul 20, 2005
    ...cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in nearly five years, and that clearance was for the highest-ever ranges of nearsightedness and farsightedness ...
    - New Age Media Concepts

    Several options correct loss of reading visionJul 16, 2005
    LASIK: A commonly used laser surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism can also treat presbyopia. ...
    - Bradenton Herald

    20/20 VISION WITHOUT GLASSESJul 13, 2005
    ...cases of visual difficulties . . . most notably, in nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and squint. In contrast to the ...
    - Mother Earth News

    Fizzled deal has firm suing LensCrafters over $15MJul 22, 2005
    MTI owned a technology called PhotoScreener that allowed eye doctors to examine preschool children for disorders such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and a ...
    - Cincinnati Enquirer

    Lincoln and Marfan SyndromeJul 18, 2005
    ...loose joints. Eyes - The syndrome often causes nearsightedness, and about 50% of the time dislocation of the lens of the eye. Not ...
    - rarediseases.about.com

    David WalkerJul 14, 2005
    ...problems. "America suffers from a serious case of myopia or nearsightedness both in the public sector and the private sector. We ...
    - Christian Science Monitor

    Health insurer covers LASIKJul 13, 2005
    About 60 million Americans are eligible for LASIK, which treats a number of common eye conditions, including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. ...
    - DetNews.com

    Reversing boom to bustJul 13, 2005
    Nearsightedness is no excuse for failing to begin planning: the new lords are probably going to shut off the tap -- and soon. Clues abound. ...
    - Knox Village Soup

    Primrose Restaurant in Seal BeachJun 30, 2005
    ...of vegetables. They must have been two inches in diameter, enough carotene in one of them to restore my nearsightedness. How do ...
    - Long Beach Press-Telegram

    Put Away Your Reading GlassesJul 2, 2005
    ...(PRLEAP.COM) While LASIK and other eye surgeries have long been available for correcting nearsightedness and farsightedness, they are not suitable for treating ...
    - PR Leap

    New Surgery Can Help Improve Sight For Those Who Can't Have LasikJul 6, 2005
    ...said. Over time, nearsightedness also will improve, and in many cases people will never have to wear contacts or glasses again. ...
    - TheDenverChannel.com




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