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  How Lighthouse Guild can help you manage your diabetes

  If you’re one of more than a million New Yorkers with diabetes, we’re here to help you monitor and manage the disease. We’ll take care of every aspect of your health so that you can avoid diabetes-related complications including kidney failure, heart attack and vision loss.

  

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  How to stay safe outdoors this winter if you’re visually impaired

  ’s December, that magical time of the year when we celebrate the holidays with our families and friends. For many of us, the start of winter is also the time to prepare for traveling in icy and cold conditions, especially if you or someone you know is visually impaired or blind.

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  Your eye-safety toy guide for the holidays

  December is Safe Toys and Celebrations Month. Lighthouse Guild joins other organizations nationwide in reminding you to make sure the toys you buy this holiday…

  

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  You have diabetes. How can you avoid serious eye diseases?

  Did you know that diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in Americans ages 20 to 74? Or that the number of people with this serious eye disease, will rise from nearly 8 million today to 11 million in 2030?

  

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  Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes?

  The number of Americans with type 2 diabetes could rise to as many as one-third of all adults by 2050, according to the CDC. Accompanying this projected increase in the number of diabetes cases is the increased likelihood that millions more Americans will develop diabetic eye diseases.

  

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  Get the facts about diabetes and diabetic eye disease

  Nearly 29 million Americans have diabetes, which increases your risk for many serious health problems and is a leading cause of avoidable cases of vision loss and blindness. Another 85 million Americans are estimated to have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing the disease.

  

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  Why you need protective eyewear at home

  Nearly half of all eye injuries happen in and around the home, and the number of injuries continues to rise every year. But did you know an estimated 90 percent of eye injuries are preventable with the use of proper safety eyewear?

  

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  Checklist for home eye safety

  You may not think of your home as a place where you could damage your eyes or even lose your eyesight. But nearly half of the 2.5 million eye injuries that occur in the U.S. each year happen in or near the home—more than injuries at work and school combined.

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  The White Cane: A Symbol of Self-Reliance and Accomplishment

  Despite technological advances, the white cane continues to be an essential tool for millions of people who are visually impaired or blind to be able…

  

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  Celebrate World Sight Day 2019: Vision First

  285 million people globally are visually impaired. According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, 80 percent of these cases could be avoided if people were to receive comprehensive eye care services.