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Sinai Helping Glaucoma Study
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but treatment often relieves
the elevated intraocular
(within the eye) pressure
and prevents or slows down
the progress of optic nerve
damage and visual field .
loss.
Glaucoma is a leading
cause of blindness in the
United States and open-
angle glaucoma accounts
for 50 to 80 percent of the
estimated two million
glaucoma cases in this
country. Surveys have
shown that about half the
people with documented
cases of open-angle
glaucoma had been un-
aware of their condition
prior to an eye examina-
tion.
Up to about five years
ago, eye drops were the only
non-surgical treatment for
open-angle glaucoma, but
since 1979, argon laser tra-
beculoplasty has been used
successfully in many cases
of severe glaucoma.
This procedure is per-
formed on an outpatient
basis, with a topical anes-
thetic. It involves burning
many tiny spots on the
drainage portion of the eye,
known as the trabecular
Anti-Semitic
Propaganda
(Continued from Page 1)
syllabi, anti-Semitism in
Soviet intellectual circles,
the depiction of Zionism as
fascism in Soviet political
cartoons and the user of the
"universal Jewish conspi-
racy" theme in Soviet anti-
Semitic propaganda.
Also published are ex-
cerpts from Soviet periodi-
cals and a list of 64 anti-
Israel and anti-Semitic
books published in the
USSR in 1979-1981.
A book containing the ar-
ticles published in the first
three volumes of "Anti-
Semitism in the Soviet
Union" is currently being
prepared for publication
under the auspices of the
Anti-Defamation League of
Bnai Brith. A fourth volume
of the series is currently in
preparation.
(See Purely Commen-
tary on Page 2.)
meshwork, thereby increas- Detroit, other participating
ing the fluid outflow and study centers are: Albany
lowering intraocular pres- (N.Y.) Medical College,
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
sure.
The procedure now is Infirmary, New York Eye
used mostly to avoid and Ear Infirmary, Univer-
surgery in cases in which sity of Arizona, University
medication does not keep of Illinois (Chicago), Eye
the pressure at levels low Hospital, Philadelphia.
enough to maintain a
Study subjects will be
healthy optic nerve.
adults over 35 years of age
Because of the success who have recently been
of laser therapy in these diagnosed as having open
severe cases, it has been angle glaucoma in both eyes
suggested that early laser and have not yet received
therapy might be as ef- pressure-reducing eye
fective or more effective drops. Through a random
than topical medication process, one eye of each sub-
in preventing the long- ject will be treated by argon
term effects of increased laser trabeculoplasty and
pressure.
the other with topical medi-
"The purpose of this study cations.
is to determine under con-
Results of follow-up
trolled conditions which
method, laser or medicine, testing, which will con-
for reducing intraocular tinue for at least three
pressure in newly diag- years, will help deter-
nosed open-angle glaucoma mine the best treatment
is the more effective and for the disease.
The study is being sup-
safe therapy," Dr. Beckman
ported by grants from the
said.
Besides Sinai Hospital of National Eye Institute.
Israel's Christian Embassy
Offers Respite from Politics
By MILLIE DONBROW
World Zionist Press Service
JERUSALEM — A few
weeks ago I walked into the
first International Chris-
tian Embassy in Israel, an
embassy that is not affected
by the vagaries of politics.
When the Jerusalem Bill
declaring undivided
Jerusalem Israel's capital
was passed, those embassies
that were housed in the city
were given (holy?) orders
from their governments to
leave at once as a protest.
Well, they moved out, no
doubt at considerable in-
convenience but Jerusalem
stayed put.
Embassies may come and
embassies may go, but some
things go on forever. A
thousand people of good
will, Christians represent-
ing 23 different nations,
marched, not with lethal
weapons or bombs or
screams of hate, but with
music into the holy city. It
was just after Sukkot. They
came to declare their sol-
idarity with the state.
Jerusalem's Mayor Teddy
Kollek opened the Chris-
tian Embassy with the
words: "There is only one
Jerusalem — ours and
yours." And this is what
their spiritual leader Jan
Van Der Hoeven thinks
about the hue and cry the
world raised over
Jerusalem:
"Since Israel took con-
trol of this city, the rights
of the three religious
groups, Jews, Christians
and Moslems, have been
respected. To make a call
for a change in the pre-
sent situation, implying
that there is not already
this respect granted and
guaranteed by Israel, is a
deceptive insinuation
that is contrary to the
truth.
"In hardly any time in
Jerusalem's recent history
has such freedom of worship
been experienced. Why is
this not honestly admitted
when nations or religious
bodies call for respect of all
religious groups in an ar-
rangement of Jerusalem's
situation?"
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