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Online Health Information Searches: More Resources

- www.americanheart.org - The official site of the American Heart Association. - www.ama-assn.org - The official site of the American Medical Association. - www.aap.org - The American Academy of Pediatrics sponsors this site as a resource for parents. - www.aaaai.org - This information-packed site of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology provides information for allergy sufferers.

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Online Health Information Searches: Resources

Check out these well-regarded medical information sites to begin your online health searches: - www.healthfinder.gov - Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthfinder provides a plethora of consumer health information in an easy-to-use format. - www.familydoctor.org - Familydoctor.org was developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians and provides search and browse formats to find information on any health topic. - www.cdc.gov - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsors this site that features a special "spotlight" section on current health developments.

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Answers

Protect Your Eyes

Your eyes are probably the part of the body that you think about the least. You can see; good enough for you, right?

Not really.

Since many men stare at computer screens all day, it's worth your while to ensure that your eyes continue to function well enough to last a while.

Just like your annual physicals, your eyes should be checked every year. This includes all men, even those with no apparent eye health problems to date. As with most diseases, early detection is the key to effective eye treatment. In addition to testing your sight, a thorough eye exam will include tests for glaucoma and other eye diseases.

Eye Health: Dilating Your Eyes

If you are severely myopic (i.e., nearsighted -- and you know who you are if you need your glasses in order to stumble into the bathroom in the middle of the night) or you are over 30, have your eyes dilated regularly to check on the health of your retina. When dilated, the pupil is enlarged so that your eye doctor can more easily see inside the eye and identify potential problems.

Schedule your eye dilation for the end of the day, as it will be difficult for you to read or work on the computer until your pupils return to their normal size, in approximately six hours.

Eye Health Series: Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a condition where the eye is subjected to a damaging level of pressure. If unchecked, glaucoma can lead to blindness.

The good news is that a simple test for glaucoma is performed during a routine eye exam. Basically, the eye doctor directs a short burst of air into your eye and watches your reaction in order to judge the level of pressure on the eye. (No, your eye doctor didn't just do that for kicks.) Fortunately, technology has improved, forcing many optometrists to get their kicks elsewhere -- now most opt to put a few colorless, painless drops into your eye to determine the level of eye pressure.

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