
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 9, 1993                   TAG: 9305100387
SECTION: DISCOVER                    PAGE: 68   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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FREE VISION, GLAUCOMA TESTS OFFERED TO SENIORS

Many senior citizens of the New River Valley have found a valuable free service at the Drysdale Eye Center and Virginia Cataract Institute, 3645 S. Main St.

Free vision and glaucoma screening is available to anyone over age 50. Glaucoma and catavracts can cause unnecessary blindness in many senior citizens, and detection and timely treatment is one way of controlling them.

Details on the free screening are available at 951-0525 or (800) 533-4126.

by CNB