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(The Shakers, a fundamen- talist Christian sect in the United States, get their name from similar movements used in prayer.) Professor David Berson, head of Shaare Zedek's oph- thalmology department, and several colleagues began studying the eyekght of the ultra-Orthodox after noting that an inordinate number of those frequenting its out- patient clinic were yeshiva students needing or wearing glasses. Eight years ago, they began examining their yeshiva patients and com- paring them with a control group of students from a secular high school in Jerusalem,' where pupils were known to study hard. They found that the yeshiva students were twice as likely as ordinary high- school pupils to suffer from nearsightedness, and eight times as likely to be severely myopic. Their data showed that HUGH ORGEL L.P. GAS FILLING Special to The Jewish News it ~ .WGUGC LP GAS Genesis Juni 20Ib. TANK i> Super Deluxe I GAS FILL Limit two. With coupon. Expires 7-9-90. 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The researchers point out that "shuckling" changes the distance between the eyes and the book being studied, forcing the eye to continuously refocus. Myopia is caused by the lengthening of the eyeball or an error in deflecting light rays so that parallel rays of light are focused in front of, instead of on, the retina. The greatly varied sizes of print in the holy books is also a contributing factor to the yeshiva students' bad eyesight. The Shaare Zedek researchers are continuing their investigations into young children in an effort to find out when myopia begins. Asked whether long hours of watching television — not a practice of yeshiva students or the ultra- Orthodox — hurt eyesight, Berson noted that while it may "harm the mind," TV viewing does not seem to damage sight, as it is viewed from afar. Stateless Black Hebrews To Get Return Option? Willeling14910 40,000 BTU Deluxe LP BBQ. 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They could not therefore be returned to the United States, though about 100 Continued on Page 18