Vision & Health Blog
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Rare Eye Conditions Teleconference – The Parent Balancing Challenge
Learn how to manage the difficulties of raising a child with vision impairment and keep your life balanced.
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Smoking and Eye Disease
Smoking tobacco (cigarettes, cigars or pipes) can cause lung disease, heart disease, cancer, and many other serious health problems. But did you know that smoking…
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Protect Your Eyes This Summer
Wearing Sunglasses with UV Protection Helps to Prevent Serious Eye Damage It’s common knowledge that exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun can cause skin…
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Traveling With Vision Loss
By Carol Moog With summer almost here, many people are getting out and about locally or planning vacations. Whether traveling near home or overseas, there…
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Dr. Susan Weinstein discussing Women’s Eye Health on SiriusXM “Beyond the Heart”
Dr. Susan Weinstein discussing women’s eye health and other vision-related topics on SiriusXM Radio “Beyond the Heart”.
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Understanding Vision Loss: What Social Workers Need to Know
by Steve Reinhardt, LCSW and AnneMarie O’Hearn, MPA Stephen Reinhard, LCSW, has been with Lighthouse Guild since 1975. He has been the Director of Lighthouse…
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eLearning Course Helps Older Adults Adapt to Vision Loss
Lighthouse Guild offers an online continuing education course called Low Vision in Older Adults: Foundations for Rehabilitation (Second Edition).
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Behavioral Health
César A. Alfonso, MD, published an article in Psychiatric Times called "PTSD and Suicide After Natural Disasters." Citing the devastation in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in September 2017, Dr. Alfonso noted that the prevalence of PTSD among victims doubles after a natural disaster and lasts for two years afterward.
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Vision Loss Has Significant Impact on Use of Hospital Resources and Costs for Older Patient
A national study with broad implications has found that older patients with vision loss who are hospitalized for common disorders are often not identified as requiring special attention, which can affect outcomes, resource use and costs.
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Set Your Sights on Vision Rehab
“Set Your Sights on Vision Rehab” Facebook Live Event Co-hosted by Lighthouse Guild, National Eye Institute and the American Optometric Association February is Low…
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