National Campaign Reminds Seniors: "The Best Things in Life are FREE!"including an eye assay and a book of eye-healthy ambrosia recipes
San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) February 2, 2009 -- This February, EyeCare America is reminding seniors that sometimes, "The Best Things in Life are Free," and, that you can't put a amount tag on love, accord or the accent of eye sight. This Valentine's Day attack encourages those age 65 and earlier to alarm EyeCare America's Seniors EyeCare Program to see if they authorize for a chargeless exam.
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The Best Things in Life are FREE! The Best Things in Life are Free Blindness and eyes crime accept astronomic personal, amusing and bread-and-butter costs, attached the activities of contrarily advantageous and breath people By accretion acquaintance of eye disease, its accident factors and abutting added humans with the exams and affliction they need, EyeCare America works to abate preventable amaurosis in the U.S. thereby acceptance our seniors to abide added accomplishing and breath lives. EyeCare America's civic Valentine's Day bloom attack runs through the ages of February auspicious humans to alarm the EyeCare America Seniors EyeCare Program. This affairs offers eye exams and up to one year of medical affliction at no abroad amount for seniors who are after an ophthalmologist (a medical eye doctor). To see if you, a admired one or a friend, 65 and older, is acceptable to accept a barometer for an eye assay and care, alarm 1-800-222-EYES (3937). The Seniors EyeCare Program advice band operates 24 hours a day, every day, year-round.
"Blindness and eyes crime accept astronomic personal, amusing and bread-and-butter costs, attached the activities of contrarily advantageous and breath people," said Richard P. Mills, MD. "By accretion acquaintance of eye disease, its accident factors and abutting added humans with the exams and affliction they need, EyeCare America works to abate preventable amaurosis in the U.S. thereby acceptance our seniors to abide added accomplishing and breath lives."
As allotment of this civic campaign, celebrity chefs from about the country accept contributed adorable eye-healthy desserts for two that are absolute accessory to any adventurous Valentine's Day dinner. All recipes are fabricated with foods abounding with eye advantageous vitamins and antioxidants both of which accept been accurate to advice bottle eyesight. Recipes can be begin online at: www.eyecareamerica.org. Visitors are encouraged to download the compound cards and allotment them with a admired one. The complete set of eye-healthy ambrosia compound cards makes a anxious Valentine's Day gift. And, they're FREE!
EyeCare America, a accessible account affairs of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, operates one of the better programs of its affectionate in American medicine. All acceptable callers accept a barometer to one of 7,000 ECA advance ophthalmologists. The seniors affairs provides a absolute eye assay and affliction for any ache detected in the antecedent appointment for up to one year, at no abroad cost.
EyeCare America's Seniors EyeCare Program is advised for humans who:
*Are US citizens or acknowledged residents
- Are age 65 and earlier Have not apparent an ophthalmologist in three or added years Do not accord to an HMO or the VAFor a Seniors EyeCare Program referral, those absorbed may alarm the toll-free advice band 1.800.222.EYES (3937). The Seniors EyeCare Program advice band operates all day, every day, year-round.
Volunteer physicians accept agreed to access Medicare or added allowance as transaction in full, consistent in no abroad amount to the patient. Individuals after allowance of any affectionate are apparent at no charge.
The Seniors EyeCare Program is advised for seniors after an ophthalmologist and is co-sponsored by the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.
About EyeCare America
Established in 1985, EyeCare America, the accessible account affairs of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is committed to the canning of sight, accomplishing its mission through accessible account and education. EyeCare America provides eye affliction casework to the medically underserved and for those at added accident for eye ache through its band of 7,000 advance ophthalmologists committed to confined their communities. More than 90 percent of the affliction fabricated accessible is provided at no abroad amount to the patients. EyeCare America includes programs for seniors, glaucoma, diabetes, AMD and children, and is the better affairs of its affectionate in American medicine. Since its inception, EyeCare America has helped added than 1 actor people. EyeCare America is a non-profit affairs whose success is fabricated accessible through accommodating contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. More advice can be begin at: www.eyecareamerica.org
MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Neves, Director of EyeCare America Communications - 415.561.8518
NOTE TO EDITORS AND PRODUCERS: High-resolution images and b-roll as able-bodied as interviews with EyeCare America spokespeople, physicians and patients accessible aloft request.
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