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A blurry vision – Part 2 History of United Way In last month’s col- increasingly dense and 1. Schedule routine eye umn I shared the story more yellow with age, examinations. It’s posabout my discovery of the which in turn affects color sible to have a serious inevitable results of aging, perception and contrast vision problem and not “diminished vision” and sensitivity. When this even know it. Early diagwhy we need to be faith- happens it may become nosis may save your sight; ful to regular eye exams. difficult to tell where an visit your eyecare profesI wrote about a recent eye object ends and its back- sional at least once a year. exam that revealed I had ground begins, making it 2. Monitor your blood a macular hole. Surgery difficult to see curbs or pressure and exercise was needed to repair the steps, for example. regularly. Cardiovascular damage. Finally, as stress, such as high blood By now, Senior Life 101 the eye ages, pressure, can damage I’ve had the and the pupil parts of the visual system surgery, and gets small- and lead to vision loss. although I’m er, we need 3. Guard your eyes from not a very more light the sun. Prolonged expogood patient, to see well. sure to the sun’s harmful it appears Without suf- ultraviolet rays has been that the surficient light, linked to cataracts and gery was a our eyes will macular degeneration. success. And e x p e r i e n c e Wear sunglasses with for that I am the result of 100% UV-A and UV-B Carl R. Johnson most thankstrain, which protection, as well as a Community ful. i n e v i t a b l y wide-brimmed hat. As a result Relations Director cont r ibutes 4. Protect your eyes. of this recent Kitsap Alliance of to a blurry Wear protective goggles e x p e r ie nc e , Resources for Elders vision. In when working with tools, I thought a d d i t i o n , or playing contact sports. it would we’ll also dis5. Don’t smoke! be helpful to focus this cover that we need more Cigarette smoking has month’s column on iden- time to adjust to changing been linked to a number tifying the “normal” levels of illumination (i.e. of eye conditions, includchanges that we can all going from daylight into ing cataracts and macular expect in the aging eye, a dark environment like a degeneration. and share some tips for theater or restaurant.) For more information, keeping our eyes healthy. OK. Those are a few check out www.lightEssentially, there are of the changes we can all house.org/eye-health/ . three changes that every expect as we age. But what As we grow older we person will eventually can we do to keep our have to be deliberate experience in their vision eyes healthy, even as we and conscientious in our as they grow older. The experience these normal health care decisions, first, and most common changes? especially if we want to age-related vision change, In preparation for this live a productive and wellis losing focus. In fact, article I discovered the fol- balanced life. almost everyone between lowing general guidelines the ages of 40 and 50 will for protecting vision: begin to experience this change. What happens is ESCAPE TO that the lens begins to lose elasticity, making it harder to focus up close for such activities as reading. Fortunately, it’s a change that can be easily corrected with reading glasses, or glasses with corrected OUR NEW LOCATION AND RECEIVE A lenses. FREE ENHANCER OR UPGRADE Another normal change ON YOUR ORDER is declining sensitivity. What happens is that the Kitsap Mall: Next to Hale’s Ales • 360-662-1400 lens of the eye becomes
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to as the Community War Chest. In 1947 the Bremerton Community Fund became the Kitsap County Community Chest. By 1948 more than 1,000 communities nationwide had established Community Chest (United Way) organizations. In 1954, Kitsap County Community Chest became known as United Good Neighbors and established the first unified federated campaign for Kitsap County. By 1967 United Way campaigns across the country raised more than $700 million dollars despite work shortages (similar to today) and civil unrest. United Way helped 27.5 million families, 31,300 agencies were members; 8.5 million people were volunteering; and 32.8 million people made donations. In 1970 the United Way name was formally adopted and the vast majority of Community
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