Systemic Drug Side Effects on Eyes – Eyes On Health – March 26, 2011

03/28/11 • -1 min

Podcasts of Eyes on Health – Zaker Family Vision

Dr. Frank Zaker started the show talking about prostate cancer. Annual blood work should be done to all men over 50 to screen for changes. Stephanie Klemencic, O.D. joined Dr. Zaker to discuss some commonly used systemic drugs and how they affect the eye. Computer Vision Syndrome was discussed and advice was given during the third segment. To conclude the show, a caller played our “Myths About Your Eyes” game.

Systemic Drug Side Effects on Eyes – Eyes On Health – March 26, 2011

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Healthy and Safe Travel – Eyes on Health – March 19, 2011

Each “Eyes on Health” with Dr. Frank Zaker starts off with eye related issues and this week’s topic was eye turns. Dr. Zaker talked about a few different types of eye turns, their prognosis and their treatment. The bulk of the show was dedicated to travel and more specifically air travel. Laura Allen, a 30 year airline industry veteran, joined the show and gave some tips and information on things you can do before vacations, emergency kits and how to avoid jet lag. Captain Robert Stumpf then joined Dr. Frank and Valerie. He answered several interesting questions regarding air travel, his responsibilities as a pilot, and some specifics questions about planes. We ended the show with a caller playing our game on travel myths.

Healthy and Safe Travel – Eyes on Health – March 19, 2011

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Email Show – Eyes On Health – April 2, 2011

You emailed, we answered. Each week we receive questions from our listeners and this week we decided to answer some of them live on air. A few of the topics discussed include; “beer googles”, what determines eye color, the prevalence of glasses in children, and the differences in sunglasses.

Email Show – Eyes On Health – April 2, 2011