Spring - Summer 2002

Inside this issue
ISPB Annual Fireworks Survey for 2001	Research and Medication Updates
ISPB Board and Officers for 2001-2002	ISPB Workplace Eye Safety Program
Financial Statement for Fiscal 2000-2001	Early Sun Exposure Linked to Eye Problems
DISCOVERY 2002 – Low Vision Conference	“Talking” ATMs by Bank One Corp.
Amblyopia Treatment Study	Cosmetics and Eyelids
ABC’s: A Guide for Parents	Statistics on Major Eye Diseases
Glaucoma and U.S. Hispanics	Remembrances
Protect Your Eyes From the Sun	Quick Tips
EYE SPY Training	Spring Cleaning

Glaucoma and U.S. Hispanics

In a recent study open-angle glaucoma was found to be the leading cause of blindness among U.S. Hispanics. Participants included a random sample of 4,774 Hispanic Southern Arizona residents, of Mexican descent, aged 40 and over. For U.S. Caucasians, age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness.

Other results of the Proyecto VER (Vision, Evaluation and Research) study showed a significant rate of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy; and women were more likely to suffer vision impairment from cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy than men.

The study was sponsored by the National Eye Institute and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health (Sources: AAO News Release, Apr. 5, 2002; Ophthalmology, April 2002).

The Visionary, published as a service of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness,
is available upon request. The information contained in this issue,
taken from sources considered to be accurate,
does not replace the need for professional eye care consultations and treatments.

[top]