ST. LOUIS, November 2009 — Thirty-six percent of Americans said they are visiting their doctors less because of the recession, in a survey released by the American Optometric Association (AOA). When asked which doctors they are visiting less, 52 percent indicated their eye doctor.
Investigators at Casey Eye Institute have been checking into reports of double vision associated with systemic fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics used for bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis and certain skin infections.