SHORT-SIGHTED ATHLETES JUST HAVE EYES ON THE PRIZE.Byline: Suzanne Zolfo Medical Tribune News Service At least half of Olympic athletes worldwide have never had an eye exam, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a doctor for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ski team. To try to reduce that number, a new branch of sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and , called sports vision, is dedicated to detecting and correcting vision problems in athletes and improving their performances in doing so, said Dr. Barry Seiller, director of vision performance for the U.S. ski team and medical director of the Visual Fitness Institute in Vernon Hills, Ill. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, Seiller found that some athletes had vision so poor that they could not have passed a driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something test. ``These superior athletes have spent the better part of a lifetime and a small fortune training, conditioning, practicing, exercising and perfecting their skills,'' Seiller said. ``But they ultimately could sacrifice it all because they can't see clearly.'' Since elite athletes are often touring around the world attending competitions, they often neglect getting routine eye exams, he said. Sports-vision doctors use sophisticated computer programs, light-tracking devices and other equipment to test and perfect vision skills in athletes, according to Seiller. Free exams: School children who cannot see the blackboard may not be able to achieve their full academic potential. So to get children ready to go back to school, Sears is offering free vision tests at more than 700 of its stores across the country from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The eye exam takes five to seven minutes, and no appointment is necessary. Children and adults are welcome. Regular vision checks starting early in life are important for detecting vision problems that eventually could cause blindness, said Dr. Michael Cohen Michael Cohen may refer to:
``Through these vision checks, we can detect vision problems in a substantial number of people who do not realize they are having a vision problem,'' Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. said. |
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