JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, December 6, 2012- January is dedicated to Glaucoma Awareness Month, and according to Prevent Blindness America, more than 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older suffer from glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness, and is often called the”the sneak thief of sight.” Glaucoma is when vision loss is caused by…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, November 8, 2012- Clay Eye Physicians & Surgeons has partnered with St. Catherine’s Church/ILAB (Independent Living for Adult Blind) to sponsor a family in need this holiday season. Collection boxes have been placed in all three Clay Eye locations: Orange Park, Mandarin, and Fleming Island. Eric King, Practice Administrator with Clay Eye states,…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, November 1, 2012- Diabetes is the leading cause of legal blindness in this country for people under age 65, and is the second leading cause of legal blindness in this country for people over age 65. November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month, and Russell Pecoraro, MD, Ophthalmologist at Clay Eye Physicians and Surgeons…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, September 12, 2012- During the month of October, Prevent Blindness America is aiming to spread awareness of several important child eye care issues, including amblyopia, or lazy eye. Believe it or not, this is a fairly common eye problem, effecting roughly 120,000 children in the United States every year. It is one of…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, August 1, 2012- August is Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month, and Clay Eye Physicians & Surgeons would like to education the community on prevention. “A complete eye exam by an ophthalmologist that you know and trust, literally sets the stage for the next 80 years,” says Dr. Levine, pediatric ophthalmologist with Clay…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, July 1, 2012- July is Dry Eye Awareness Month, and Clay Eye Physicians & Surgeons would like to education the community on prevention. Dry eye syndrome is more common than one would think. In fact, dry eye can occur when one of the eye’s layers fail to produce the adequate amount of tears….
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Award reflects businesses’ consistently high level of customer service JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, May 8, 2012- Clay Eye Physicians & Surgeons has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies….
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, May 3, 2012– May is Healthy Vision Month and Clay Eye and the National Eye Institute (NEI) encourage people to recognize the value of sight and make vision health a top priority. The NEI recently conducted a focus group and found that American adults indicated that the loss of eyesight would have a…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, March 22, 2012– According to a recent National Health Interview Survey, 21.5 million Adult Americans 18 and older reported experiencing vision loss. Of these 21.5 million American adults, 12.7 million were women, and 8.8 million were men. The survey concluded that each year, more women than men are diagnosed with eye diseases such…
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, February 21, 2012 – Dr. Lawrence Levine of Clay Eye Physicians & Surgeons will be presenting a lecture titled,”The View on Maintaining Excellent Lifelong Vision.” The presentation will be held on Thursday, March 8th, at the Thrasher-Horne Center located at 283 College Drive in Orange Park. A light buffet will be served at…
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