Parschauer News & Announcments...
Celebrating 30 Years of Service!
John Parschauer, D.O., celebrates 30 years of service to the community.
April is Sports Eye Safety Month!
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has designated April as "Sports Eye Safety Month". In recognition of this designation The Parschauer Eye Center and doctors across the country are urging all athletes to wear appropriate protective eyewear.
Think it's not cool to wear protective eyewear? Think again.
There are over 40,000 sports-related eye injuries each year, many resulting in permanent vision loss. 90% of these injuries could have been avoided if the athlete had been wearing eye protection.
Sports are the number one cause of eye injuries in children under sixteen. Eye injuries can range from abrasions of the cornea, as well as cuts and bruises to the lids. Internal eye injuries such as retinal detachments and internal ocular bleeding are not uncommon. Basketball, football, hockey, baseball, soccer, golf, water sports, tennis and even badminton, can also be dangerous to the eyes.
Athletes can now choose from various types of sturdy, lightweight, effective and fashionable protective eyewear that will not hinder performance.
Whatever your game, whatever your age, you need to protect your eyes! Stop in and see the Optical Department at Parschauer Eye Center for appropriate eyewear for your sport. During the months of April and May a 20% discount is available on all protective eyewear. Group rates are also available for teams. Call licensed optician Sue Blatnik at 419-625-6181 for details.
This past February, Dr. John Parschauer and his wife, Beverly, traveled to Haiti for a mission trip. They met several missionaries and doctors and were able to donate glasses, eye drops and numerous other items to these very needy people. Haiti is the poorest country in that region. One of the employees' sons initiated a personal project to collect eye glasses for this trip. In a short period of time he was able to collect 75 pairs of glasses!! What a tremendous help! Plans are underway to return with a larger eye surgery team to provide further medical care for these people. If any of you have unused glasses, we would welcome you to drop them off at our office for future mission trips.
Gratefully, Dr. John
Congratulations to the latest winner of our Free LASIK surgery drawing! Kristen LeJeune was provided with the gift of clear vision from Parschauer Eye Center.
