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l 6 - WAI l RH It ICHRUNIL‘le - Wednesday. Nmeiiilier 1.21005 Local optometrist pushes for improvements to eye care ; H : Rt Hon “(MAM ~ . > g A, 7 J “”"flffi‘L‘jâ€"i , _. = ’, ieii people were stint-yeti ret‘ently ‘- ;ihout \\h;it tllsdl‘llIII) they t‘oultl z" r1 .v, " , least endure. the overwhelming ; response was they would hate to lose their _ .. / sight. . . L a a That doesn't surprise Dr. Derek Maelloti v” ’ ,_ ' l. ' ald. a \N’titerloo optometrist who is wrapping ’ . '. ‘ up his term on the executive of the Ontario s\._,/ ' . Association ottlptoiiietris’ts after setting two / ' : years as prestdent. He said that preserving ' ' ’z- .i people's eyesight has become even more I \" . ‘ important in this day and age when so much I . " information is processed through our eyes. ~ _. l Whether it's through the useoft‘oinputers, a _ .. “(1). A personal data assistants like the lilaekBerry _ . £33 ,‘ ' ’- . that keep us connected, or even traditional ., i ‘ " . technologies like ’IV, so IllllL'll (it out waiting I5 it? ‘ moments are spent t'l)llllt't ted to visual a, ' : L ‘ mediums that it is putting a strain on our 74‘: y {f ; , . ; eyes. - * , ‘ t f Yet it is often the sense that is taken the Dr. Derek MacDonald most for granted. People will wait for years to meant to he a little more dynamic." said Mae Come to an optometrist to L‘lllllplillll til V'l’sltln Donald. “Staring at a monitor for It) hotirs a problems. day isn't going to rum your eyesight, but It “Your eyes aren't meant to do any one you‘re prone to headaches. prone to double thing for eight or In hours a day ,. they're \ision or prone to dry eye. that's going to he , the straw that hreaks the trimel's _ y . , ~ ‘ haek." l ILILY COLD WEATHER ”AT 5 :\nd so many of the al'lltetioiis A they come in with would he treats “My(”WHMMMM able and have much better out (0”le if only people practised :1 ill' tle prei'ention. lhat is one or the biggest coiit'erns .\l.itI)onald said is expressed hy his telloit‘ optoltietrists, “ I'here‘s lot of people out there 8‘ _ l I , l\ 1 . I _ who see 20831) htil have pretty sen i 1 ~ v ) â€" v ) S ) l 7 a ous eye disease lingering in the ‘\ \ p‘ L I” \ L L (”l (I ‘ H I l ”10 background." he said. "You take a _ ~ . ’ ~ ‘ - . ~ look at their eye and say. ‘t ih man, it [U [\I( A 0/, the I [0]” it] I' SLVLNUII I W 2 WINTER HATS onh ivy-taught this a year ago,” " ‘ ’ t‘tlLllllt't't‘t‘tI Ill lt'\llll‘t‘tl “(Mil lhat's wits the tlsstlt‘ltltltill ' , , , . in _ If: . helped promote e\e health month ‘\ 01 L ”II", I“; 16 It il' sl\ lt‘ tliltl \N tlI'Illlll in ( )t'tohet, With the hope of getting people to take more tare oi [Ill’lT f! eyesight. [he more people engage A In regular Vlsltlll st ri-enings the her Head I CC lt‘IlIlillltt'lIltll thangesto lllt'li . i'iesight (an he (lt‘l('t‘lt'tI and treat ‘ LIFESTYLE CLOTHING TOR MEN I WOMEN t'tl . Tiun Minimum - Rom “amass "\\hen your t iir needs .in oil . Wool“ u - (on min '.~\IsllAl1A\()l‘lfl\tk (hangi- people think nothing .ihoiii I440 KING STREET NORTH, IN THE SHOPS IMWORKS, Sl. "(DIS ('1)nlinued on page I I 519 “"2663 ‘ ) ' . . - i ) , l ‘ r s ’ t S S o t W (lllllt I\Ltl.l(lpl).(t(.4l)tl m , . . . . MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS Sailing Is [,I/llllt’d PRESENTS s; fie Eat your bottom dollar... lbn’ll love It! Starring Terry Rama, co-host of “Rogers Daytime" as Daddy Warbuclts and Introducing Maggie Roth as Annie! l mm: Ilsa mm logic Director: in: mm Choreographer: lennltet Elston-m Ins/mm Showdenguedltv [1:01 11m [inns/tie Novemeber 20 to 22 , 2008 If); Centre Tickets $32 to $47 (plus applicable charges) [N n {l SQUARE: available at The Centre in the Square Call: lâ€"(800)-265-8977 or book online at: www.mntre-squareoom __ .Mleo-anlmwu . Manyâ€"ii“_ .