Daily Corinthian • Sunday, February 26, 2017 • 5D
Bickert’s helps people reap rewards of an active lifestyle Bickert’s Orthotics & Prosthetics wants to help those in need take back control and reap the rewards of an active lifestyle. It’s the goal of founder Phil Bickert who has personally designed prostheses for patients of all ages and levels of limb loss. An American Board certified Prosthetist, Bickert has helped design prostheses for congenital amputees, inter-scapular thoracic, hip disarticulation, below knee, above knee and numerous bilaterals. “During my professional career, I have worked with several different companies which have enabled me to experience all facets of the prosthetic and orthotics profession,” said the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center graduate. “I provide educational in-services to many hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and universities.” Bickert has offices in Corinth on South Tate Street and in Oxford on South Lamar Blvd. Both offices offer free initial evaluation and 24/7 emergency services, as well as everything orthotics from sports braces to scoliosis jackets and knee, ankle or hand orthotics. “We are here to help you pursue the level
“During my professional career, I have worked with several different companies which have enabled me to experience all facets of the prosthetic and orthotics profession.” Phil Bickert Founder of activity you dream of achieving through orthotics or prosthetics,” added Bickert. For more information, visit bickertsoandp. com or contact 662-795-4555.
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Lee Beau’s continues to expand its offerings Lee Beau’s is the place to go for children, tweens, moms and moms-to-be. The store continues to expand its offerings with unique merchandise and the latest trends to meet the needs of its customers or help them find the perfect gift. Lee Beau’s offers clothing lines for infants, toddlers, maternity, women and tweens, along with shoes for children and women and a wide variety of items and accessories for moms. They also offer free gift wrapping, a private room for mothers to nurse in with a comfortable chair, and free delivery for those who call and purchase gifts by phone with a credit card. The store also offers customers a baby registry so the mom-to-be can provide gift ideas for those wishing to help her get off to a great start. Owner Casey Dunn said her goal is to provide great customer service. She focuses on listening to her customers’ needs and finding the perfect merchandise to meet them. She’ll soon be adding lots of back to school items, including backpacks, lunchboxes, nap mats and more. Dunn said she plans to continue to
Lee Beau’s offers clothing lines for infants, toddlers, maternity, women and tweens, along with shoes for children and women and a wide variety of items and accessories for moms. add to her selection and wants to provide customers with the kind of personal service that keeps them coming back. Located in historic Downtown Corinth, Lee Beau’s is there to make life better, more convenient, more stylish and more fun for moms and children of all ages. Keep up with the latest new arrivals on their Facebook page.
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Corinth Eye Clinic brings latest technology
Drs. Katie Richardson and Mike Weeden enjoy serving patients with the latest technology at Corinth Eye Clinic. The doctors at Corinth Eye Clinic insist on bringing the latest technology to eye care for their patients. “It’s an exciting time to be taking care of people with technology, allowing us to detect things a lot earlier,” said Dr. Mike Weeden. “We are able to pick up diseases of the eye and the body way before symptoms even present themselves in patients.” The modern equipment helps the team provide advanced eye care for common eye issues such as dry eye disease, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and cataracts while also helping to detect other health problems such as cardiovascular issues and brain tumors. When it comes to the eyes, he said people need to think about more than updating their eyeglasses and contact lenses. “Everybody should be doing, as we call it, ‘looking under the hood,’ said Weeden. “We want to see the back of the eye, the retina. It’s so important because it is the engine of the eye.” A native of New Albany, the optometrist has been in practice in Corinth for 25 years. The practice added 2,500 square feet to the office at 3201 Gaines Road and recently added an associate doctor, Katie Richardson, who is from Ripley. “We see a ton of diabetic patients,” she said. “It’s very important for them to get their eyes checked every year, just to be on the
safe side and make sure that everything looks good. We see lots of glaucoma here. We also see a lot of dryness, just being in the area that we are in.” The leading cause of blindness currently is diabetic retinopathy, said Weeden, while glaucoma, the “silent blinder,” is also a leading cause. Technology allows the office to more easily examine the eyes and find problems that may not have exhibited symptoms. “We have instruments now that we can sample a tear,” said Weeden. “One tear is extracted from the lower lid, and we are able to take measurements of how well your tears are producing. One of our newest additions is electrophysiology testing, where we can actually put sensors to the forehead and the back of the head and under the lid, and we are able to see how fast we are able to communicate between the eye receiving the information and the brain processing it. That’s very important in the early detection of optic nerve disease.” It’s hard to fix problems such as macular degeneration “once they really set up housekeeping,” he said. A specialty of Dr. Richardson is scleral lenses for irregular eye surfaces, and the office carries about 800 different types of frames. The practice employs 11 and sees about 40 patients per day.
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