YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR:
PARTNERS FOR GOOD HEALTH
project, wear safety goggles or
glasses to fend off foreign objects.
Seemingly harmless sports like
basketball and baseball also pose
quite a risk. Encourage children
(even your "adult" kids) to sport
protective eye wear.
Makes a healthy habit of wear-
ing sunglasses with UV protec-
tion to ward off the the burning
effects of the sun. Many eye dis-
orders, including cataracts, are
known to be compounded by ex-
cessive sunlight.
The National Society to Pre-
vent Blindness reports that toys
and burning cigarettes are the
two most frequent culprits of eye
injuries in children. Avoid buy-
ing toys with sharp edges and es-
pecially dangerous ones like dart
or BB guns.
Fortunately for those whose vi-
sion tests less than perfect, cor-
rective lenses have really come a
long way.
Those who wear glasses have
hundreds of attractive and even
fashionable frames to choose
from. Kids love to get them in
their favorite color and adults can
select the ones that best enhance
their appearance or create a de-
sirable image.
But for those who don't like
them despite their newfangled
looks, or active individuals who
find they get in the way, contact
lenses have also evolved with the
times.
Most wearers opt for modern,
more comfortable, soft contacts
as opposed to rigid which last
longer. With daily cleaning this
type of contact lens lasts for sev-
eral months.
Disposable contacts take some
grind out of wearing lenses. Dis-
posable weeklies are worn
around the clock for seven days
and then thrown away. They
eliminate the need for daily main-
tenance, for they are not used
long enough to become contami-
nated.
Better yet, Bausch & Lomb re-
ports that daily disposable lens-
es should be available by late
1993. Swimmers and other ath-
letes will benefit the most from
this type of product.
In some cases, corrective
surgery has replaced lenses as
the treatment of choice for near-
sighted individuals. Laser
surgery and radial keratotomy,
a procedure that flattens the
cornea, can correct vision per-
manently and is becoming in-
creasingly convenient and
successful.
Ortho keratotomy, a nonsur-
gical procedure, uses lenses that
are worn periodically to reshape
the front of the eye and correct vi-
sion.
Battling
Insomnia
Exercise in the afternoon or ear-
ly evening to sleep better at night.
Seth Mindell, M.D. and David Rosman, M.D.
Dedicated to health maintenance
and disease prevention, Dr. Seth
Mindell and Dr. David Rosman
treat adults and teenagers over
the age of fourteen. They provide
comprehensive physical examina-
tions and medical care for minor
or major health problems, from
headaches to heart disease, colds
to cancer, high blood pressure
and diabetes.
Both Dr. Mindell and Dr.
Rosman offer individual health
counseling and encourage their
patients to actively participate
in their own health maintenance.
Become a partner in your health care...
INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS
111;11111111 SETH M. MINDELL, M.D., F.A.C.P.
DAVID ROSMAN, M.D.
5821 West Maple Road, Suite 190
1:11111:::11 West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(810) 855-0407
Wayne State University
Huron Valley
Hospital
Office hours by appointment
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