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Justin Bieber Hair to Blame for Lazy Eye?
PopCrush
“If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see a lot of detail,” Andrew Hogan, a national executive member of the Optometrists Association, told The Daily Telegraph. “And if it happens from a young age, ...
Experts dismiss reports that emo haircuts could lead to lazy eye syndromeNME.com
Eye Doctors Claim That Emo Haircuts Are Safe For AdultsPrefixmag
Emo PSA: Your Stupid Haircut Could Be Ruining Your EyeTIME
Escapist Magazine -SPIN (blog) -TVNZ
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Sunday 2012 Long Island Optometric Symposium sponsored by North Shore Eye Care
Albany Times Union
“Primary eye care doctors (optometrists) are the first line of defense in our efforts to help protect the gift of sight and avoid vision loss from vision-threatening diseases like glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and even cataract development,” said ...

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Sunday 2012 Long Island Optometric Symposium sponsored by North Shore Eye Care
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
“Primary eye care doctors (optometrists) are the first line of defense in our efforts to help protect the gift of sight and avoid vision loss from vision-threatening diseases like glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and even cataract development,” said ...

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Solar eclipse to visit the Northwest on Sunday
The Seattle Times (blog)
The American Optometric Association warns people not to view a partial solar eclipse with the naked eye, through photographic or X-ray film, or with sunglasses. Use a device such as a pinhole projector, welder's glass, or glasses made especially for ...

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OregonLive.com
Norm Smith launches new career as optometrist as he nears 70
OregonLive.com
He discovered about 1200 optometrists were retiring around the country, and ophthalmologists had been consolidating. He found top equipment being auctioned for as little as 10 cents on the dollar. He showed how he could set up a clinic with $200000 ...

Baltimore Sun
Dr. Norman I. Zipper, optometrist
Baltimore Sun
After the war, Dr. Zipper set up an optometric office on West Pratt Street near Pulaski and had a second one on Frederick Road in Catonsville, where he retired. "Over his 45 years, he built a large, loyal multigenerational practice," said his son, ...

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Baltimore Sun
Dr. Norman I. Zipper, optometrist
Baltimore Sun
After the war, Dr. Zipper set up an optometric office on West Pratt Street near Pulaski and had a second one on Frederick Road in Catonsville, where he retired. "Over his 45 years, he built a large, loyal multigenerational practice," said his son, ...

Camden optometrist earns statewide honor
Camden News
Dr. Audie M. Teague received the Optometrist of the Year Award for 2012 given by the Arkansas Optometric Association, according to a news release from the association Teague was presented with the award during the association's 2012 Spring Convention ...

Optometric Care Inc.
Timesonline.com
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Alleged glasses theft 'betrayal of trust'
Stuff.co.nz
Optometrist Paul Hey, of Hey Optometrists in Sydenham, said he knew expensive adidas sunglasses had been stolen when he saw the smashed display cabinet while picking up stock from the cordoned, quake-damaged premises. "I was the one who discovered the ...

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Experts Dismiss Claims That Emo Hair Leads To Lazy Eye
411mania.com
Education director of the Optometrists Association of Tasmania Andrew hogan said that those with emo hair could have amblyotic conditions. Amblyotic is the medical term for lazy eye syndrome. Professor Robert Scott, a consultant ophthalmologist at the ...
The Evolution of "Emo" Hair Throughout HistoryDallas Observer (blog)
Emo PSA: Your Stupid Haircut Could Be Ruining Your EyeTIME
Lazy Eyes: The Newest Fashion Trend Among 'Emo' TeensSPIN (blog)
TVNZ -Yahoo! Canada Shine On (blog) -Newser
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NME.com
Experts dismiss reports that emo haircuts could lead to lazy eye syndrome
NME.com
It was reported earlier this week that Andrew Hogan, education director of the Optometrists Association of Tasmania had warned about the dangers of teenagers wearing heavy fringes, saying it could lead to wearers developing amblyotic conditions.
Eye Doctors Claim That Emo Haircuts Are Safe For AdultsPrefixmag
Emo PSA: Your Stupid Haircut Could Be Ruining Your EyeTIME
Emo Haircuts Might Ruin Your EyesightEscapist Magazine
SPIN (blog) -TVNZ -411mania.com
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Gambling, telecom bolster lobbying bottom line
Jacksonville Daily Record
As an example, the Florida Optometric Association and another optometry group, the Florida Optometry Eye Health Fund, spent at least $146000 on lobbyists as they unsuccessfully sought to pass a bill that would expand the drug-prescribing powers of ...

PR Web (press release)
Bay Area Eye Care Office 20/20 Optometry of Silicon Valley Hosting Eyewear ...
PR Web (press release)
20/20 Optometry of Silicon Valley, a leading Bay Area optometrist, is hosting an Eyewear Party on June 20, 2012 from 5 to 9 pm in San Jose to introduce the latest line of fashionable eyewear to hit their shelves from Dilem eyeglasses.

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Wilson & Wilson Optical has been providing Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach ...
WebWire (press release)
Florida residents who are looking for an optometrist in Ponte Vedra Beach or Jacksonville, FL may schedule an initial appointment with Wilson & Wilson Optical (wilsonoptical.com). The company has been providing optometry services for over 60 years.

Yahoo! Canada Shine On (blog)
Emo PSA: Your Stupid Haircut Could Be Ruining Your Eye
TIME
Andrew Hogan, a national executive member of Australia's Optometrists' Association, told the Daily Telegraph that the floppy, Justin Bieber–esque 'do could lead to amblyopia — lazy eye. “If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, ...
Lazy Eyes: The Newest Fashion Trend Among 'Emo' TeensSPIN (blog)
'Emo' haircut may cause lazy eyeTVNZ
Could Emo Haircuts Lead to Lazy Eye Syndrome?411mania.com
Yahoo! Canada Shine On (blog) -Newser
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Nearsightedness cases have risen in East Asia, US
The South End
By JORDAN VITICK | The South End The American Optometric Association said computer vision syndrome, which can be manifested from myopia, is developed through continuous computer use. The New York Times has even reported that the average adult spends ...

NEWS.com.au
Emo Hair Could Lead To Lazy Eye
411mania.com
Optometrists Association of Tasmania education director Andrew Hogan said that the hair covering one eye could cause amblyopia, the medical term for lazy eye. He said: "If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see ...
Emo Haircuts (Don't) Ruin Your EyesightEscapist Magazine
Trendy haircuts could result in lazy eyes, expert warnsFox News
Australian Doctor Cautions Against "Emo" HaircutsPrefixmag
Geekosystem -Long Island Press
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Warning: Emo Haircuts May Fuck Up Your Vision
Stereogum
Optometrists Association national executive member Andrew Hogan warned amblyopia — the medical term for lazy eye — could result from obstructed vision caused by hair. “If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see ...
Could Emo Haircuts Lead to Lazy Eye Syndrome?411mania.com
Emo Haircuts Apparently Don't Cause Lazy Eye SyndromeMusic Talkers

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Featured business person: Brad Majher
Kansas.com
He earned his degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis in 2001. He first job out of optometry school was working for Shea Vision Associates, which he bought with two partners – optometrists Anh Tran and Jacob Shaw – when founding ...