| Eye surgery center now accepting patients
DECATUR - Macon County Eye Center has a new and improved neighbor.Advanced Eye Surgery and Laser Center LLC recently has opened directly behind Macon County Eye Center as a new facility that performs outpatient eye procedures, including advanced cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, glaucoma surgery and laser treatments, Lasik corrective vision surgery and more.The mission of building the surgery center was to provide patients with a more convenient and economical alternative for eye surgeries, said Dr. Sushant Sinha, physician and medical director of both centers."We realized one inconvenience for our elderly patients, which is the majority of our patients, was going to the hospital, getting very confused and walking across a big parking lot," Sinha said. "We want to provide the utmost care and create a friendly, convenient and reliable facility."Previously, patients had to go to Decatur Memorial Hospital or Central Illinois Surgery Center for cataract surgery, said Dawn Followell, clinic administrator of Macon County Eye Center.
A feast for the eye
While sitting in the waiting room of the Jacksonville Eye Center in Riverside, 21-year-old Richard London saw a side of his mother hed never seen before, specifically, the inside of her cornea. The amazing images displayed on a 52-inch LCD monitor, while in a nearby room Dr. Robert Schnipper peered through microscopes and used computer-controlled lasers to restore Rhoda Londons sight through the most advanced lasik techniques available. Its amazing how you can improve your vision like that, the son said with an intense gaze. You cant do that with anything else, like hearing. But London wasnt the first person to watch Schnipper in action. In fact, Schnipper and his colleague, Dr. Senthil Krishnasamy, host monthly live surgeries where potential patients, family and friends or those who just want to see something extraordinary, can watch a lasik surgery and decide if its the right way to correct their vision.
Aussies considering cosmetic intervention
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better, an independent survey into cosmetic intervention has revealed. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures.
The aftermath of skin cancer: A reporter's journal
This is the last in a series of three articles about Tifton Gazette reporter Jana Cone's battle with skin cancer. The aftermath of skin cancer: A reporter's journal By Jana Cone TIFTON — This is the last in a series of three articles about Tifton Gazette reporter Jana Cone's battle with skin cancer. .
At least eight die in car bomb attack in Kurdish section of Iraq
BAGHDAD | A car bomb killed eight people Friday in a northern Kurdish area, but Baghdad remained largely calm with a driving ban in effect and Shiite pilgrims headed home. U.S. military officials praised the performance of Iraqi security forces during the pilgrimage Thursday, which saw hundreds of thousands of Shiites march to a northern Baghdad shrine, undisturbed by serious violence. The driving ban and curfew imposed on Baghdad for three days was to lift at dawn today. "We have been in solely a support role, in the background only," said Col. John Castles, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. "And this is something that the Iraqis planned themselves, coordinated and then executed over a span of three or four days." Castles, whose soldiers are responsible for Sadr City, the Shiite slum where many pilgrims began their walk, also said that Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was thought to have returned to Iran.
Cosmetic surgery on the rise
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures. Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons president Dr Howard Webster said a number of studies had shown "appropriate" plastic surgery had long-term positive effects on self esteem, with less than 1 per cent of people becoming addicted to it.
Lincoln may have had facial defect
Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science. Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study. .
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