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Catch Vision Problems Early With Regular Eye Exams
Between seeing the chalkboard in class and playing sports or enjoying other after school activities, the beginning of the school year offers the perfect time for an annual eye exam to ensure vision is clear and focused. While pediatricians and schools often do eye screening exams, a visit to an eye specialist— an ophthalmologist or optometrist — is important to catch problems that a simple screening may miss, said Dr. Andrew Spinak, of Spinak Medical Eye Center in Pearl River and Stony Point, N.Y and attending physician at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. A comprehensive exam involves the use of …
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Don't Get Caught Blindsided By Glaucoma Development
NYACK, N.Y. -- Glaucoma, a disease that damages the eye’s optic nerve, is a leading cause of blindness for people over age 60. Fortunately, blindness from glaucoma can often be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment, according to Dr. Andrew Spinak of Spinak Medical Eye Center and a staff member at Nyack Hospital. Below, he answers several common questions regarding glaucoma development, diagnosis and treatment: What is glaucoma and what causes it? No one knows what causes most glaucoma. The risk of the disease increases with age, and generally appears after age 40. It usually happens…