Vision & Health Blog
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Psychotherapy and Terminally Ill Patients
With the demographic bulge of the baby boomers entering early old age, more psychotherapists in outpatient settings are going to find themselves working with patients who are facing end of life issues.
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Using the BrainPort® Vision Pro for the Performance of Functional Tasks
The BrainPort® Vision Pro enables perception of visual information using the tongue as a substitute for the eye.
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Lighthouse Guild and Columbia Ophthalmology: Working Together to Improve the Lives of People with Vision Loss
For almost two decades, Lighthouse Guild and Columbia University’s Department of Ophthalmology have worked together to improve the quality of vision rehabilitation, advance knowledge of the field and better train practitioners.
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After Hospital Discharge: Does a Diagnosis of Vision Loss Affect the Use of Healthcare?
The subject of post-hospitalization costs was addressed at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
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Annual Screening for Cancer and other Conditions
At the start of each year, we often set goal plans for ourselves. Plan to take care of your health by promptly scheduling all your recommended annual health screening tests at the beginning of the year. Many conditions such as high blood pressure, high lipid levels and colon cancer may not have early signs or symptoms.
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Asthma – A Quick Guide
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that intermittently inflames and narrows the airways. People with asthma may experience wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing when the airways narrow.
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Chemical Dependency /Substance Abuse
Substance abuse is a medical term used to describe a pattern of using something, either illegal or legal that causes significant problems or distress.
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Dental Care
Problems with your teeth can affect how and what you eat. Poor dental health can also lead to pneumonia and heart disease. Gum disease and oral cancer, if found and treated early, need not become a major problem.
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Diabetes
Nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, and almost 80 million more are at risk. You may not know you are at risk. Some symptoms of diabetes are not easy to notice, but include getting really tired, being really thirsty or having wounds that heal slowly.
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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in a relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another partner.
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