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Quality Inn
renovation project will continue through August. Parking is available on
the south side or the rear of the motel.
Kiwanis International will be
changing their non-profit status from a 503(b) to a 501(c) 3.
Mike Stanfa and Jerry Jurina will be attending the
upcoming I-I District convention.
Peanut Day is Friday, September
23rd, with pre-sales beginning August 15th. The
target is for each member to sell 6 cases and/or 2 cases to someone who’s
previously not purchased peanuts.
The Glen Miller Orchestra will
present a concert on September 11th at Larsen Fine Arts Center,
ONU. The event is hosted by KCTC. Tickets are available from Wes Walker or Tinker Parker at a
cost of $45 for general seating or $60 for premium seating.
The United
Way campaign kickoff is scheduled
for 6:30 p.m. this
evening at Ward Field, just prior to the Chicago Bears night practice.
The World Leadership Foundation
will be hosting the “Safety Cove” on August 13th
from 9 to noon at
Hidden Cove. The event will focus on child safety with special guests and
seminar that will focus on keeping children safe. Tickets are $5 each and
available from Sherri Guertin.
Make plans to attend the
Kiwanis Picnic, scheduled for Thursday, September 8th at the
Kankakee Country Club. Don’t forget to sign up!
PRESENTATION
Bruce Schreffler
was presented
with the Legion Award of Honor for 30 years of service to Kiwanis from Kay Green and Phil Angelo.
Ed Meents introduced Vince Clark of Kankakee County
Community Services, Inc.
“The superior man is modest in his
speech but exceeds in his actions.” --Confucius
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Mike Stanfa introduced
Dr. Samra W. Hashmi of Fisher-Swale Eye Center.
Dr. Hashmi attended medical school at the Aga Kahn University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. Her fellowship
and residency studies were performed at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary,
Medical College of Georgia and the Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Hashmi spoke about laser vision correction. Laser
vision correction uses the Visx Excimer laser to reshape the front surface of the eye
to allow images to focus on the retina. The laser emits pulses of cool ultraviolet
light to remove microns of tissue from the cornea.
Dr. Hashmi also talked about the different types of vision
problems.
*Nearsightedness
(myopia) affects about 25% of the population. It is a problem where the
focusing power of the eye is too strong.
*Astigmatism
is a condition where the focusing power of the eye is not uniform, creating
blurred sight in any distance.
*Farsightedness
(hyperopia) is a condition where the focusing
power is too weak. A person could focus on distant objects but they would
appear blurred at a closer distance. This condition may require correction
for people who are 30-40 years of age.
*Presbyopia is part of the natural aging process and
generally means that the patient needs bifocals to read.
The
procedure of laser vision correction began in the 1970’s with radial keratonomy (RK). Today, custom lasik
is available for many patients. This technology uses a Wavefront
measurement to give a complete refractive picture – a fingerprint of
the eye.
Laser vision
correction is a safe procedure when performed by an accredited doctor. It
is a permanent correction for distance vision corrections and is performed
on an outpatient basis. The length of a typical procedure, including pre-op
and post-op, is 90 minutes.
Most
insurance companies do not cover the laser vision correction procedure. The
cost of laser vision correction varies from $1500-$1800 per eye, depending
on the type of procedure performed.
For more
information about laser vision correction, contact Dr. Hashmi
at the Fisher-Swale eye Center.
Wes Walker thanked the
speaker
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