Dispensary Corner 09 Jul 10
July 9, 2010
IT’S official- Lady Ga Ga is bad
for your eyes.
Doctors are warning against an
alarming rise in the use of ‘circle’
contact lenses after Lady Ga-Ga
wore them in her ‘Bad Romance’
video-clip.
The circle contact lenses give
the wearer a doe-eyed effect by
extending beyond the iris and
thus making the eye appear larger.
Due to the illegality of selling
OTC contact lenses in the US, it
seems teens have turned en-masse
to the internet to supply themselves
with ill fitting circle lenses.
“Any type of contact lens is a
medical device that requires a
prescription, proper fitting by an
eye care professional and a
commitment to proper care by
the consumer,” the the American
Academy of Ophthalmology
warned in a statement.
Doctors are now urging wide-eyed
teens who feel any pain or
discomfort from their illegally gotten
lenses to seek medical
assistance immediately to avoid
serious eye complications and
infections.
TAIWANESE dentists are warning
consumers about the risks posed
by over-extending their jaws to
bite into big burgers.
According to the China Post,
dentists have seen a marked
increase in visits to their surgeries
from patients presenting with jaw
injuries after attempting to chow
down on extra large burgers.
Healthcare authorities in
Taiwan are blaming the rise in
jaw injuries on fast-food outlets
who are selling burgers that are
around eight-centimetres in
height (normal jaw extension for
food should be around 4cms).
WEEDING for drugs.
A US man has received a rude
shock after he decided to his
unruly weed filled garden- only
to discover someone had hidden
a tray of 28 marijuana seedlings
in the melee.
Immediately reporting his find
to the police, the man pledged to
keep his garden in better repair
in the future.
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