Petition Filed with FDA to Require Eye Care Professionals to Warn Parents that Distance Lenses Worsen Myopia
The International Myopia Prevention Association (IMPA) has filed a Petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking enforcement action to require eye care professionals to advise parents of children with initial myopia that distance (minus) lenses worsen myopia and that myopia may be prevented by using reading (plus) lenses for computer usage and other prolonged close work.The Petition is spearheaded by IMPA founder and author Donald Rehm in response to the absence of regulation for eye care professionals about what parents are told about the effect of distance (minus) lenses and the importance of using reading (plus) lenses for close work. A copy of the 58-page Petition and an animation explaining the basis for the Petition can be found at www.preventmyopia.org. Rehm is the author of the book: The Myopia Myth, The Truth About Nearsightedness And How To Prevent It.???Myopia is a significant health problem affecting at least 25 percent of all adults in the United States. In addition to causing blurred distance vision, myopia is a predisposing factor for retinal detachment, myopic retinopathy and glaucoma.
Myopia is increasing worldwide, in part due to the increased amount of time spent in front of computer monitors.Commenting on the Petition, Rehm said: "No one is even questioning why parents are told virtually nothing when eye care professionals prescribe glasses or contact lenses for their children. Hopefully, this Petition will at the very least trigger a serious debate about what consumers should be told. Let the eye care professionals justify why consumers are not given the information that they need. The time for change has come. Ophthalmologists and optometrists have an ethical and legal responsibility to reduce and prevent myopia if they can."About the International Myopia Prevention AssociationThe International Myopia Prevention Association was founded by Donald Rehm in 1974.
Its mission is to increase public understanding of the causes and available treatments for myopia, and to help save the vision of young children. For more information, visit www.preventmyopia.org..
Online Shopping: Choosing the Correct Contact Lenses
The online shopping experience is ? in many ways ? different from making the same purchases from a brick and mortar establishment. While the convenience of browsing, ordering and making shipping arrangements is hard to beat, health related products such as these must be designed specifically for the consumer who's doing the ordering. With this in mind, there are a number of things to consider when making the decision to buy this type of product via the internet.Your first step, if course, is to ensure that your prescription is up-to-date. This means that you should have had an eye exam within the last one to two years. In most cases, your contact lenses will be effective, as long as the prescription renewal date is still intact and hasn't expired.
Typically, these are valid for one to two years after your last exam, although some states allow the doctor to determine the expiration date.It's highly recommended that you only purchase contact lenses with a valid prescription that...
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Until recently, contact lenses and dry eyes seemed to come hand in hand. Modern technology, however, has developed several ways for contact lens wearers to deal with dry eyes. When eyes become dry, they can be irritable, bloodshot and in severe cases, vision can become impaired. What Causes Dry Eyes?Dry eyes occur for a number of reasons, although there is thought to be a particular link between extended contact lenses and dry eyes. Dry eyes are also prevalent with older contact lens wearers as tear ducts become less effective with age.
Problems with contact lenses and dry eyes become exacerbated when wearers spend a considerable length of time in front of a computer screen or in an air-conditioned environment.Specific Contact Lenses for Dry EyesThere are some manufacturers that deal specifically with the problem of contact lenses and dry eyes. For example biomedics offer their own range of frequency 55 contact lenses for dry eyes. The higher...
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Contact lenses are a good substitute for bulky glasses that keep getting misplaced all the time. Even though there has been a dramatic evolution of newer, classier, and more stylish glasses frames, more and more patients are leaning towards using contacts lenses presently.
Contact lenses are expensive compared to regular glasses that are sometimes a onetime investment. Disposable contacts or even permanent contacts need to be changed either once day or a week or in matter of months. Also, they must be cleaned daily with solution and the eyes must be protected against dryness by using eye drops.
All these as a package are costlier than glasses.
Many hospitals and charity organizations arrange free eye check up campaigns where they give out free contact lenses instead of glasses. Some of them provide free check ups that are excluded from the lenses price. Also, some opticians give the offer of free lenses with a paid check up, which can help in reducing...
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(ContentDesk) November 15, 2005 -- The Cash Advance and Payday Loan industry has come under fire recently. While there are many advocates of the service, there are almost as many disparagers. The Cash Advance and Payday Loan industry has always had its fair share of opponents over the last few years, but now many local governments are moving in to have these services banned outright. Is the disdain for these services warranted?The Cash Advance and Payday loan industry is a multi billion dollar...
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Stuart, Florida (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) March 6 2006 -- EarthPulse Sleep On Command? sequenced electromagnetic waves intentionally guide consciousness toward deep sleep and over time, helps restore natural sleep rhythm.Everyone has a rough time getting to sleep now and then, but for a growing segment of the population who regularly have a hard time falling or staying asleep, the thought of going to bed at night causes apprehension, or...
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Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) July 29, 2005 -- Silhouette FX, LLC is pleased to announce the imminent availability of a major new release of Silhouette Roto, the roto system that's underpinning visual effects production at major post houses around the world. Version 2.0 of Silhouette Roto (SR) adds a sophisticated layering / grouping system that enables individual layers to have their own tracking and stabilization information. This means the basic motion of an object being roto'd is automatically...
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"Antioxidant dietary supplement" is a catch phrase that is bantered about without much clarification. American's are educated in the simple definition of antioxidant: cancer fighter. There is really more to be explained about how these supplements work. Still one thing that is unquestionably true is the high incidence of cancer especially in older people.
The American Cancer Society reported that between 1997 through 2001 the rate at which new cases of all types of cancer were diagnosed...
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Are you one of those fabulous women that has curves, and you would like to know a fun way of showing them off? There are several ways to make your figure look the way that you want. It is all in the manner that you carry yourself. Being confident and following a few basic rules on how to dress will make you look like the woman you want to be.The first rule is to go out and buy the correct size bra. A good bra will make your outfits look the way that they should. Having curves is a wonderful...
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