Huron Expositor, 2006-01-04, Page 6Page 6 Janut* 4, 2006 • The Huron Expositor
Eye exams help seniors avoid preventable
vision loss, says Seaforth optometrist
Jeff Heuchert
It is called
macular degen-
eration (MD),
and is now the
e
leading cause of
vision loss and
legal blindness
in people over 50
in the western
world.
It is one of
many reasons
why Seaforth
optometrist
De von
Sanderson
wants to empha-
size to seniors
the importance
of scheduling
regular eye
exams.
"If you're over
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Milton Dietz, of Egmondville, who is
diagnosed with macular degeneration,
has his eyes checkeckby Seaforth
optometrist Devon Sanderson
According to
Sanderson; only
the age of 50,
every one or two
years (for a eye
exam) is a good
preventable pat-
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one in every four
people have ever
even heard of
the term MD.
"Getting the
word out on MD
is the best way
to prevent it;" he
nays. f
8andei:son
ApipIains . that
MD is a disease
that d fecurs usu-
ally. when the
body does not
have sufficient
blood circula-
tion, which pre-
vents blood ves-
sels from moving
freely to the
back of the reti-
na, where the
macula is.
See MACULAR,
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