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Show FHE VLT LAKL llV'tb FRIDAY, OCTOBER The Aging Eye: Facts On Eye Care For Older Persons woman recently had her routine eye examinaA 101 -- year-old tion at a Philadelphia hospital and still doesnt need glasses. Renowned cellist Pablo Casals had excellent vision and was in his 90s. Yet, although good vision can often be maintained life, particularly throughout with regular professional eye care. We are more likely to experience vision problems with age. In fact, half of all blind people are over 65, although the age group makes 10 percent of the popuup only lation. Common to many people as early as age 40, presbyopia is the decreased ability of the eye to focus on near objects a loss of elasticity in the eyes lens, associated with aging. It is readily seen in the person who reads newspapers, menus, and so forth, held at arms length. In addition to blurring and difficulty when reading at normal distances, the person with presbyopia will usually experience tired eyes or headaches while doing close work. The condition is easily corrected with eyeglasses. Some persons with good distance vision may prefer to get reading glasses, and wear them only for close-wor- k activities. Others will get bifocals, for good near vision and good distance vision in one paid of eyeglasses. Heading the list of eye dis- orders causing blindness, cata- ract is particularly related to againg. It is said that if we live long enough, most of us will develop this condition. The treatment is surgery one of the safest operations a patient can undergo, ottering a successful means to restore vision in more than 95 out of 100 cases! Cataract is an opacity, or clouding, of the eyes lens which blocks the passage of light needed for vision. Its underlying cause has not yet been determined. As a cataract develops, it may be noticeable as spots, ghost images, the impression of a skim over the eyes, troubles with lights, among other symptoms; and may be noticeable to others as a milky spot in the normally black pupil of the eye. Surgery can be done when the person feels that the degree of vision loss caused by the cataract is interfering with his normal life activities. Cataract surgery consists of removal by the ophthalmologist of the clouded lens; and most patients now go home in about five days. Then the patient must have a replacement for the missing lens; and the ophthalmmologist will prescribe either the special cataract eyeglasses, or contact lenses. Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, is associated with too much fluid pressure within the eye. Early diagnosis is essential, for if medical treatment is prompt, the progress of but glaucoma can be stopped cannot sight already destroyed be restored. The disease accounts for one out of every eight cases of blindness. Because symptoms of early glaucoma are often doubtful or even absent, the best defense is a medical eye examination every two years. Symptoms can include blurred vision which comes and goes, trouble in adjusting to darkened rooms, seeing colored rings around lights, reduced side vision, and difficulty in focusing on close work. The important point is that eye problems or failing vision in the older person can often be successfully treated, can often be prevented and should not be shrugged off as the price of aging. Early detection leading to prompt treatment, through reular professonal eye examination, is as important at 75 as it is at 5. 65-and-o- At Hansen Planetarium Nov. 4 Would you like to be able to the night any night of the year identify the bright stars and as seen from anywhere on earth. constellations? Do you know EXPLORATION OF THE how the planets move through HEAVENS may be of special inthe sky; why Venus is some- terest to Boy Scouts, since the times a morning star and at course contains nearly all the star? information Do you know why eclipses do for not occur every month? These are some of the fascinating sky topics covered in EXPLORATION OF THE HEAVENS, the popular three-sessioastronomy course for the entire family which begins Monday evening, November 4, at the Hansen Planetarium. This introductory course is n, once-a-we- ek taught entirely under the cloud- Scouts will need their Astronomy merit badge. Every registrant will receive a star chart and a star finder and learn to use them so that he con continue to learn the constellations at home. Instructor for the course will be John Mosley, Staff Astronomer of the Hansen Planetarium. EXPLORATION OF THE HE AVEINS will meet from 6:30 Deer Season Specials Two Salt Lake City television stations will air Utah deer specials this hunting fall. The first will be broadcast over KCPX-TChannel 4, at 7 p.m., Monday, October 7, just prior to the regular Monday night football game. KUTV, Channel 2, will air a special at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 8. That station will also broadcast the special at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, October 12, just prior to the World Series basepre-seas- on V, ball game. The specials are strongly recommended viewing for all Utah deer hunters. Division of Wildlife Resources Training Officer st A. Lee Robertson will co-ho- the shows. quarter-million-doll- ar 364-361- 1. . IN ITS PLACE Please dont hunt our power lines and insulators j Shooting at electric transmission lines and insulators is not a sport no matter how you view it. Also, its expensive and power pole insulators endangers many lives... because iron lungs, blood hanks, breathing devices, traflic signals and many oilier incon- j Utah poiucifi light company De-itc- i safety and devices operate with, and depend upon, a steady, reliable supply of electric power. So, when youre limiting or target shooting, please stop and think for a moment. And be sure your target is legal. life-givi- venient for the company and its customers. And when Utah Power linemen have to replace downed lines and broken insulators regardless of the weather, it can be risky, too. Look at it this way: Any power outage caused by shooting power lines and us r-- e less planetarium sky using the to 7:30 p.m. for three consecuis $4.00. Please contact star pro- tive Monday evenings, Novem- finder, the Hansen Planetarium at jector to simulate the constella- ber 4, 11, and 18. Tuition, which You must register in tions and planets for an hour of includes the star chart and star advance. 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