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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

According to WebMD, glaucoma, the increased pressure called intraocular pressure, can damage the optic nerve, which transmits images to your brain. If the damage continues, glaucoma can lead to permanent vision loss. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause total permanent blindness...
Posted On Jan 30 2018 06:06
, By THOMAS M. THORNBURGH, Special to the Saipan Tribune
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Women face higher risk of blindness than men

Studies show there is a gender gap in eye disease. Women are more likely than men to suffer from sight-threatening conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma. In support of Healthy Vision Month in May, Marianas Eye Institute and the American...
Posted On May 09 2017 06:06
, By Press Release

I donut niid edukashun; I hab kommon cents

Editor’s Note: The following is being published as a series due to its length. Don’t need an education?  My friend, Larry, didn’t think he needed to take the prescription that his doctor had ordered either. He died. To say you don’t need education, besides being...
Posted On Dec 06 2016 06:06
, By Contributing Author

Elected officials can drive tinted cars

Acting governor Ralph DLG Torres has signed into law a bill that amends the Commonwealth Code to exempt the governor, lieutenant governor, and other elected officials from tinting prohibitions for vehicles used, owned, leased, or assigned to them. The bill also exempts these...
Posted On Nov 17 2015 04:00
, By Dennis B. Chan

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