Recipe for Carrisotto

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Dear ReadersIt is absolutely amazing what you can do with a refrigerator full of vegetables, fruit and a blender. The beauty of using a blender is tha...

Healthy recipes for your eyes

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Hello Readers,Let’s face it. As much as we talk about healthy living, some of us do not always practise what we preach. Recently, a patient of mi...

Suggestions for frequent styes

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Dear Doctor,I am a student at the Community College and I suffer from frequent styes. They tend to be very painful. I recently consulted an eye specia...

Evaluating vision in your child

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If you are like most parents, your child’s eyesight will be of the utmost importance to you. When evaluating your child for vision problems or dy...

10 ways to care for your eyes

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Dear Readers,As we move into a new year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting me in 2010. I hope you ...

Understanding causes of dark circles under eyes

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Dark circles under the eyes can be a very disturbing phenomenon. Ladies seem to pay more attention to them than men. This is because dark circles can ...

Proper use of medications

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I have written several articles on this topic. The situation, my dear readers, has not changed much. A lot of patients are still ignorant about the pr...

How to use your eye drops

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Eye drops come as suspensions or sterile solutions. They work directly on the eye.They are free from bacteria (sterile) before they’re opened. On...

Preserving one’s vision

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Gaining weight due to a lack of exercise and poor dietary habits can increase ones risk of diabetes, stroke and heart attack. Obesity and inactivity h...

Factors affecting prescription

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Dear readers,Last week, I replied to a letter from a distraught eyeglass wearer. He was convinced that there was something wrong with his prescription...