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Show Officers I fns iiM'. x-- r a DTA m Lakeside Review, Wednesday, September 3, 1986 v ' 'Yubbies' know their microchips v ln4' ? elected SHARON NAUTA STEELE Review columnist Kids these days grow up too if'. fast. What with modern technology and all the electronic gadgets FARMINGTON The new president of the Knowlton Elementary PTA is Karen Anderson. She said she is looking forward to the coming school year. This year we will be working with a new principal. We are going to put a lot of time into knowing and working with the Legislature. A lot of issues that affect education are coming up in the next year. We will also be putting emphasis on the volunteers for the school. We want to have a lot of parents involved in the education process," said Mrs. Anderson. Other PTA officers are president-elect, Pemmie Alsup; vice president, Debbie Thompson; secretary Debra Robins; treasurer, Kathy Cook; historian, Jackie available to the children of to- days affluent society, some youngsters learn computer lan- 7i guage before they can even speak English. The other day my husband and were standing in line at the grocery store behind a shopping cart I noteworthy Karen Anderson Kartchner, health safety, Chris Edgington. Room-pare- for the chubby cheeked infant who sat stoically in the baby seat. His father, standing several paces away in a three piece suit, did computations on a gold calculator watch. well-heel- pin-strip- representative, nt Kathleen McClure; hospitality, Debbie Felsted, Susanne Milcza-remembership, Susanne Earley; volunteers, Leslie Ballif; newsletter, Kathy Landon; family home life, Elaine Wilson; bulletin board, Cindy Workman; individual development, Jennifer k; ed ed except to look a little bit more bored. on floppy disks. You cant talk baby talk to a kid like that. I Come on! exclaimed, Might as well give up on that ridiculous the most Thats thing business, my husband commented when the ti- Ive ever heard. A baby is a baby are ny tot began to yawn. Cant you whether or not his parents young upwardly mobile, professee this little fellow is a yubbyT sional people. This little sweetheart just isnt in the mood to A yubby T' I Rain or smile. Shine Young upwardly mobile baby, Wanna bet? My spouse reprivileged offspring of a of young plied. Hey baby, 1 said, hoping to upwardly mobile professional. coax a smile from the childs so- Cant you see his father over Youre on my diet Sprite ber little face, Is oo dust a there? A yuppy from head to against your Pepsi Free." widdle bit tired of all dis shop- toe. With a dad like that, you can Okay, he said to me. Then bet your last grocery dollar this turning to the child, he asked, ping stuff? I child already has, among other Hows your microchips, bud? added for good measure w hen the luxuries, his own personal comThe little fellow grinned from kid failed to respond in any way puter. Probably cut his baby teeth ear to ear. gitchy-gitchy-g- Wilkes. Laser surgery can help improve vision, eye physicians say , LAYTON With advances in laser surgery, elderly Utahns have an excellent chance of restored vision and yet many people lose much of their eyesight because they think nothing can be done, according to two northern Davis County eye physicians. Its a tragedy that many people are unaware of corrective measures, says Dr. Robert L. Treft, an eye physician and surgeon. We are now able to repair and even replace certain parts of the eye by using sophisticated surgical tools like the laser. Dr. Michael Washburn, an agrees. During my 10 years of practice, he says, the use of the laser and the refinement of this technique have been the single most significant advance in the restoring of vision. The surgery is successful in some 95 percent of the patients. Opthamologists were the first medical group to develop surgical applications for lasers almost 30 y years ago when the beams were still considered a science fiction to eye disease. People over 65 years of age constitute about percent of the U.S. population, but account for more than 50 percent of all blindness. Treft estimated that half of all blindness is preventable if eye diseases are detected and treated high-energ- 1 1 early. Some of the lasers successful applications include macular degeneration (the laser seals off abnormal blood vessels covering the retina), diabetic retinopathy (the laser cauterizing and coagulating abnormal blood vessels and destroying diseased retinal tissue). Also treatable are glaucoma (the laser- reducing pressure by opening drainage channels so built-u- p fluid can circulate from the eye), and cataracts (in which cold lasers or bloodless scalpels can cut tissue without ever cutting into the eye, treating parts that cannot be reached by conventional methods). - In pupil or behind an intraocular lens following surgery. Often these treatments can be performed in a short or setting with the patient experiencing lit- -, tie, if any, discomfort, says Washburn. Cataracts are a major enemy of good vision, according to Treft, d of noting that nearly Utahns over age 65 will develop a cloudiness in the lens. After the damaged natural lens is surgically removed, it must be replaced in order to restore vision, and substitute contact lenses or thick cataract eyeglasses are often inconvenient or impossible to the neodymium YAG laser can be used following cataract surgery memto remove branes that may form behind the post-operati- 269 East 200 South, Clearfield TRET office-environme- nt L J iA manage. Opthamologists are often replacing the diseased lens with the insertion in an intraocular lens (IOL), a tiny plastic lens permanently implanted in the eye. The IOL requires no cleaning or replacement, says Treft, and most closely simulates natural vision, although ordinary eyeglasses will be needed as a supplement. The physician said that more than half of the 500,000 Americans undergoing cataract surgery last year received an IOL, with 90 percent of those patients regaining useful vision. Eye exams are the key to early detection, says Washburn, and some blinding eye diseases like glaucoma dont present obvious symptoms. Even diabetes who know that their vision is at risk often neglect having a regular eye exam. The longer a person has had diabetes, the greater the chance that small blood vessels in the back of the eye may begin to leak. Opthamologists can often use intense laser beams to seal the leaking vessels and reduce further loss of vision. Treft says such eye exams are Granulated Sugar 5 $1 Iflvnj-in- ; Milk 35e LB.- Strawberry! 1.59 i6 Pack SUPERMARKET PRICE - y 79 SUPERMARKET PRICI mis. SAVE 30 Fruit ''M. 1L 29 1.79 Fudge Pops Dream Bars Meadow Gold 6 Ct. 89 Surf Detergent Family Size Detergent,. m 147 Oz. SUPERMARKET PRICE SAVE 3.38 8.05 SUPERMARKET PRICE $2. Children are not born with per0 vision, he says. They have to develop it. A visual deficit if not caught at an early age can lead to a permanent problem. 20-2- mately 5 hoursmonth working with Parents United. Benefits include opportunity to understand the depth of problems facing each member of incestual basis. families, experience in working Help is needed! Duties include: with the healing aspects of group d an adult or childrens dynamics and processes, group on Wednesday evenings, through involvement in p.m. in Ogden and Thurs- a positive, effective treatment p.m. in day evenings, mode, and other possibilities inattend brief weekly staff clude: academic credit for stumeetings, complete brief evalua- dents, comp time for employees, tions on group members and partraining supervision and ticipate in Parents United for those seeking to fulfill licenorientation and training sure requirements. sessions. For more information on these A volunteer commitment of six months is requested to provide volunteer positions and others, continuity in the groups, which please contact the Helpline Inforare not time limited for any mation and Referral Service at 47 members. Volunteer leaders S. 100 E Farmington or call should plan to spend approxi 12-1- nt n; on-goi- on-goi- I 19 v Strawberry also important for children. 3 SAVE 70 Gourmet Cookware 20-2- r ! SUPERMARKET PRICE SAVE 40 3 Children are not born with per0 vision. Treft says such eye exams are co-lea- Or 24 20 Oz. SUPERMARKET PRICE Ice Cream Bars Grape Crush 12 Oz. Cans CASE OF also important for children. fect Crushed Pineapple BYTHTBULK self-hel- Lay-to- i one-thir- Volunteer connection WeberDavis Parents United, a p support program for families and victims of incest, is recruiting volunteer group leaders to facilitate groups on a weekly i AT out-patie- nt fect addition, says Washburn, 5B & Cream T s |