{"id":16735,"date":"2012-10-01T06:33:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T11:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=16735"},"modified":"2012-10-01T00:34:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T05:34:18","slug":"low-vision-care-clinic-informative-and-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2012\/10\/01\/low-vision-care-clinic-informative-and-interesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Vision Care Clinic Informative and Interesting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"VB-photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-16736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Submitted by: Bev Leach |<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michelle Marshall O.D. FCOVD, and Tammie Clemenson, office manager of Be Seeing You Vision Centre prior to the Low Vision Care Clinic held on Thursday, September 27 at St. James Anglican Church.<br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<em>Click any picture for a larger view.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The audience of forty listened attentively as Dr. Marshall explained that Low vision refers to a visual condition that interferes with daily activities and cannot be corrected by conventional means.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1-475x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Vb-photo (1)\" width=\"475\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-16745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1-475x140.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1-228x67.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Vb-photo-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The audience listens to Dr. Marshall address the common causes of eye disease, the causes, symptoms and treatment available. Her most informative presentation led to excellent questions from the participants and they were clearly addressed by Dr. Marshall.  She reminded her audience that prevention can do much to prevent vision loss and that regular eye examinations are essential.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2-228x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"VB-photo (2)\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/br>Kay Markle, Resource Coordinator for Swan River and District Community Council, thanks Dr. Marshall for her excellent presentation.<br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3-228x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"VB-photo (3)\" width=\"228\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/br>Dr. Marshall watches as Alfreda Fulford tries a pair of amber sunglasses at the Low Vision Aids  display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4-228x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"VB-photo (4)\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/VB-photo-4.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\nParticipants showed great interest in the Low Vision Aids on display.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by: Bev Leach | Dr. Michelle Marshall O.D. FCOVD, and Tammie Clemenson, office manager of Be Seeing You Vision Centre prior to the Low Vision Care Clinic held on Thursday, September 27 at St. James Anglican Church. Click any picture for a larger view. The audience of forty listened attentively as Dr. Marshall explained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-16735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}