Quack Eye Cure #4
- At January 05, 2021
- By Pamela Myhre
- In Uncategorized
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Quack Eye Cure No. 4. Color Therapy
The notion that different shades of visible light can heal the body is called color therapy or chromotherapy. Augustus J. Pleasonton launched a blue light health craze after claiming it improved the health of all living things. Scientific American debunked his theories in 1877.
Later, in 1920, Dinshah P. Ghadiali began selling the Spectro-Chrome Therapeutic System.
The device, a box with a large light bulb inside, emitted light through 12 colored filters. Each color was said to help specific ailments or body parts. The blue light filter was used to “cure” glaucoma and cataracts. He and his device were exposed as frauds in court.
However, a version of the device is still sold today, so don’t be fooled—visit our ophthalmologists to treat glaucoma and cataracts.
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, ‘Exercise can Stave Off Eye Disease, Study Says’
- At November 03, 2020
- By Pamela Myhre
- In Eye Awareness, Eye Health, Eye safety
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“Regular exercise can slim your waistline and lift your mood. Now, a new study suggests that exercise may also guard against eye damage.
This could help stave off macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss among people 50 or older.”
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Eye Injuries During Protests Are an Emerging Public Health Problem
- At June 26, 2020
- By Pamela Myhre
- In Eye Health, Eye safety, Uncategorized
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Written By: Susanne Medeiros
Life-altering eye injuries are an increasingly common result of urban protests and demonstrations. We have seen it around the world, from Kashmir to Chile to Hong Kong — and we now see it in the United States. The American Academy of Ophthalmology this week called on members of Congress to restrict the use of rubber bullets after more than 20 Americans across the country suffered serious eye injuries while peacefully protesting.
This Academy urged leaders of the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary to support our call against rubber bullets as they consider police reform measures. Here’s a map of states, counties and cities that have already taken action on rubber bullets.
Tracking eye injuries from rubber bullets
To determine how many people have sustained eye injuries or lost sight due to their participation in protests, the Academy and University of California San Francisco have launched a registry through the school’s ophthalmology department.
Here’s what we’ve learned so far:
