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Bring in this coupon for $5.00 off sunglasses $35.00 or more. Expires May 12,1997. LAZAR'S 57 W. Broadway BEHIND U.S. BANK I 687-0139l Cash for books Everyday. Always buying texts, paperbacks, cliff notes, current magazines . . . Smith Family Book store 768 East 13th • 345-1651 1 Block from Campus ' HHNH's restaurant Korean & Japanese Cuisine Low Fat Low Calories Brown Rice Available. 1219 Alder St. Across the Street from Sacred Heart Hospital FREE DRINK with coupon OFF ALL DISHES OVER $3.75* excluding special menu •Expires May 4, 1997 Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3-5 p.m. * Receive 500 off All dishes over $3.75 and a free drink. * No coupon required during happy hour. Open Ears, Open Mind. EAR-OPENING CONCERTS THIS WEEK AT TH E MUSIC TODAY FESTIVAL: ▼ Basso Bongo & Pacific Rim Gamelan World premieres of three works commissioned for electronic bass, percussion, and gamelan. Monday, April 28 • 8 p.m., Beall Hall $7 Gen. Admission, $4 Students/Seniors ▼ Strings with ZING The Oregon String Quartet performs music by Philip Glass, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. Tuesday, April 29 • 8 p.m., Beall Hall $7 Gen. Admission, $4 Students/Seniors ▼ Musical Postcards from the Edge Pianist Gregory Mason and graduate voice students present a colorful program of artsong from around the world. Music by Schubert, Berg, Montsalvage, Rochberg, Strauss, Debussy, and de Falla. Thursday, May I • 8 p.m., Beall Hall $4 Gen. Admission, $2 Students/Seniors Tickets to these events are available at the door on the evening of the concert 'MUSIC TODAY f FESTIVAL A CELEBRATION OF 20TH CENTURY MUSIC UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC FOR INFORMATION, CALL 346-5678 MONDAY’S TOPIC: Health & Science Many places offer vision care ■ EYES: The health center, local and national vision clinics can all help identify and fix vision problems By Amy Palanuk Higher Education Reporter If these wordsareblurringto gether, it might be time to have the eyes checked. Vision care can sometimes be overlooked by students too busy studying to notice a change in eyesight. But students can seek prelimi nary help at various places on and near campus. The Student Health Center can check for visual acuity (nearsight edness, farsightedness and color vision) to get an idea whether re fraction is needed, director Gerald Fleischli said. Students can also go in for eye problems such as red eye, lid infections and other eye irritations such as foreign bodies in the eye. “For problems we can’t handle, we are able to get timely referrals to our local ophthalmologists,” Fleischli said. Though most people may not realize it, optometrists and oph thalmologists differ in practice. Optometrists are trained and li censed to examine the eyes for vi sual defects, diagnose problems or impairments and prescribe cor rective lenses or provide other types of treatments. Ophthalmol ogists deal with the anatomy, functions, pathology and treat ment of the eye. An optometrist can assist stu dents with basic eye care needs, but for medical implications and surgery options, an ophthalmolo gist is the best bet, most profes sionals said. Another place within walking distance of campus is Rainbow Optics on East 13th Avenue. Here C( For problems we can’t handle, we are able to get timely referrals to our local ophthalmologists — Gerald Fleischli Student Health Center Director -93 students can receive complete eye exams by an optometrist, includ ing testing for cataract and glauco ma, two eye diseases that impair eyesight by damaging the optic disk with abnormally high in traocular fluid pressure. Rainbow Optics also prescribes glasses and contacts and stocks a wide selec tion of frames. Other centrally located places for vision care can be found at Valley River Center. Commercial practices such as LensCrafters and Binyons offer timely service and competitive rates for pre scriptions of glasses and contacts. Students can receive eye care at tention at these places seven days a week. Availability and hours are the main differences between a com mercial and a private practice, LensCrafters technicians said. When going to an optometrist for a thorough eye exam, students should expect the following tests: Visual acuity: the measuring of current eye correction with new correction. Autorefraction: screening of common vision problems includ ing near or farsightedness and astigmatism. Tonometry: screening for glau coma. Keratometry: measuring the cornea for contact lens fitting. LOOKING INTO EYESIGHT Below are some common eyesight problems and the treatment for them. Astigmatism: T5 ■ WHAT: Vision is blurred when the front surface of the eye (cornea) is slightly irregular in shape. ■ TREATMENT: Astigmatism can be corrected with properly prescribed and fitted eyeglasses and contact lenses. rQ Conjunctivitis: ■ WHAT: An inflammation of the conjunctiva, a thin, transparent layer covering the surface of the inner eyelid and a portion of the front of the eye. Common signs are red eyes, inflamed inner lids and watery eyes, ■ TREATMENT: Can be treated with antibiotic eye drops and/or ointment. & Nearsightedness: ■ WHAT: A condition in which near objects are seen clearly, but distant objects do not come into proper focus. It is caused when the eyeball is too long or the cornea has too much curvature, causing light entering the eye not to focus properly. ■ TREATMENT: There is no “cure” for nearsightedness, but eyeglasses or contact lenses optically correct the problem. SOURCE: American Optometric Assoc. 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