Mature Life Features

. . . who didn’t make it to the food-service meeting,

the possibility of doing away with Sunday brunch and

replacing it with regular week-day breakfast and lunch service

is being explored.

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Eyes Give First Glimpse

of Health Problems

The old adage that the eye is the window to the body has been found to be literally true as many diseases manifest themselves first in the eyes. Diabetes and high blood-pressure are two health problems optometrists can pick up on early during an eye exam. Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are just two conditions that have ocular manifestations easily detected by the optometrist.

Vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, that can put a person at risk for heart attack or stroke also can be detected via an eye exam, even when a patient has no visible symptoms.

The following symptoms are red flags that require an immediate visit to the optometrist:

— Fleeting loss of vision;

— Fluctuating vision;

— One or both eyes turning red;

— Soreness and inflammation of one or both eyes, or

— Worsening vision.

The medical community suggests adults have eye examinations once every year or two from ages 41 to 60, then once a year from age 60 onward.

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