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Theo Theo- Theodore Theo- Theo Theodore Theodore - - dore L . Terry , instructor mstructor In ophthal ophthal- ophthalmology ophthalmology ophthalmology - - mology at the Harvard medlca1 medical medlca1school medicalschool medicalschool school , declared in m an address here . Do not try to save your vision VlSIon by byavoidmg byavoiding byavoiding avoidmg avoiding reading readmg , . sewing sewmg or the themovies themovies themovies movies , he advised , . because eyes do donot donot donot not wear out . It is disease , he de- de declared declared de declared - clared , , . that destioys destloys destroys VISIonTo visionTo vision visionTo To avert disease he advised pe- pe perIOdIc periodic pe periodic - - riodic examinations exammations Often , he saId saiddiseased , . dIseased conditions can be discov diScov- diScovered discovered discovered - - ered in such examinations exammatlons before beforethe beforethe beforethe the patient notices any symptoms symptoms.Naturally symptomsNaturally . Naturally the eyes are then much muchmore muchmore muchmore more amenable to early treatment treatmentthan treatmentthan treatmentthan than when the maladies progress . Some Danger Signals SIS'11aIs SIS11aIs ' . Aside from these regular exam exam- e examinations examinations am- am aminatIons - inations , , however , . Dr Terry also alsourged alsourged alsourged urged examinations e.amlnatlons eamlnatlons } . when any blur blur- blurrmg blurring blurring - ring rmg of vision , inflammation mflammatlon or pam pain pamIn painin painin In the eyes , or headaches related to totheIr totheir totheir theIr use , is noticed Important Importantdanger Importantdanger Importantdanger danger signals , he warned , are rain ram- ram rain- rambow rainbow rainbow - bow like halos around artIficIal artIficIallIghts artificiallights artificiallights lIghts , and blurred vision early In Inthe inthe inthe the morning mormng morninghich \\hich hich thich \ \ hlch clears as the theday theday theday day advances . Any eye examination exammatlon , he empha empha- emphasized emphasized emphasized - - sized , should invariably include a ageneral ageneral ageneral general survey of the eye as a whole wholebecause wholebecause wholebecause because that organ very frequently frequentlycan can be used as a barometer of dis- dis disease disease dis disease - - ease in some other part of the body body.At bodyAt . At times , he said , . evidence of other otherdangerous otherdangerous otherdangerous dangerous diseases have been found foundin foundm m in eye examinations exammatIons , and , . agam again againmany , many are amenable to treatment 1f if 1fdIscovered ifdiscovered ifdiscovered dIscovered early Included among amongdiseases amongdiseases amongdiseases diseases of this type , he cited . , are arek.dney arekidney arekidney k.dney kdney kidney ! . disorders , tuberculosis , syph syph- syphIlis syphilis syphilis - ilis , various blood diseases , several severaltypes severaltypes severaltypes types of poisons and even braIn braIntumors braintumors braintumors braintumorsThe tumors tumorsTIle tumorsThe The TIle Eye Grows . Periodic check ups , he contmued continued continuedare , are also important to meet changmg changing changmgcondItions changingconditions changingconditions condItions of the eye , for that organ organlike , hh.e hhe like . the fingernails and the hair , . has hasthe hasthe hasthe the ability ablhty to grow thioughout thl0Ughout hie life hieThus lifeThus lifeThus Thus , even adults occasionally need needchanges needchanges needchanges changes of glasses , possibly every everytv.o everytso everyt\\o everyt o tv.o tvo tso \ \ . yeal yeais years S If It glasses need to be bechanged bechanged bechanged changed every few months , he hewarned hewarned hewarned warned , . It may be the beginning begmmng of ofa ofa oa ! a serious disease , maybe glaucoma glaucomadiabetes , dIabetes or cataractWhlIe cataractWhile cataract cataractWhile While WhlIe improper glasses do not notproduce notproduce notproduce produce permanent damage to the theeyes theeyes theeyes eyes , except m in the case of crossed crossedeyes crossedeyes crossedeyes eyes or possibly m in nearsightedness nearslghtednessthey , . they may be responsible for ocular ocularfatigue ocularfatigue ocularfatigue fatigue , sleepiness sleepmess and headachesConcernmg headachesConcerning headaches headachesConcerning Concerning Concernmg dossing clossing ciossing of the eyes , . Dr eyesDr . Terry said that in many m- m in- in mstances instances in instances - stances it can be corrected by byglasses afterthe atterthe glasses It if they are used soon atter after the condition begins begms , even in chil chil- - dren children eighteen months of age An AnoperatIon Anoperation Anoperation operatIon corrects the appearance but appearancebut does not restore normal eye condItion eyecondition A misalignment in m the theadult theadult theadult adult , he said . , Is usually due to a aspasm aspasm aspasm spasm or paralysis paralys1S of one or more moreof moreof moreof of the eye turning muscles and may mayindicate indicate serious trouble |