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Two-Thirds of All People who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Are Women
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(OPEN):
ACCORDING TO "'WOMEN'S-EYE-HEALTH'-DOT-ORG", TWO-THIRDS
OF ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ARE WOMEN; THAT MEANS
THAT WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS MEN TO LOSE THEIR VISION. WHILE
AGE, NUTRITION, HORMONE-RELATED ISSUES, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND
TREATMENT ARE ALL FACTORS THAT PUT WOMEN AT GREATER RISK, THERE ARE
STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO PREVENT EYE DISEASE. DOCTOR JANINE
SMITH--A MEMBER OF THE "'WOMEN'S-EYE-HEALTH'-DOT-ORG" EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE--EXPLAINS...
(SMITH):
"THIS MOTHER'S DAY, HELP THE WOMEN YOU LOVE PROTECT THEIR VISION,
BY FOLLOWING BASIC HEALTH GUIDELINES, SUCH AS GETTING REGULAR EYE
CHECK-UPS AND LEARNING THE WARNING SIGNS OF EYE DISEASE. THESE
SIMPLE STEPS CAN HELP EVERYONE BETTER PROTECT THEIR VISION--GIVING THE
BEST GIFT OF ALL, THEIR SIGHT."
(CLOSE):
DOCTOR SMITH ADDS THAT MORE THAN 3.4-MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ABOUT 2.3-MILLION ARE WOMEN. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"WOMEN'S-EYE-HEALTH"-DOT-ORG.
