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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>From: Eli Turkel <A href="mailto:eliturkel@gmail.com">eliturkel@gmail.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>In a recent daily halacha from ROY they discuss eye pains on
shabbat.<BR>The gemara considers it choleh she-yesh bo sakanah because the eyes
are connected to the<BR>heart. The question is that modern doctors don't
know of any connections between the eye and the heart.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli
Turkel<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>"Eye Disease Caused By High Blood Pressure"</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/eye-disease-high-blood-pressure">http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/eye-disease-high-blood-pressure</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://tinyurl.com/6kgexjm">http://tinyurl.com/6kgexjm</A></DIV>
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<P>In addition to causing heart and kidney problems, untreated high blood
pressure can also affect your <FONT color=#3789b9>eyesight</FONT> and cause eye
disease. Hypertension can cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina, the
area at the back of the eye where images focus. This eye disease is known as
hypertensive retinopathy. The damage can be serious if hypertension is not
treated.</P>
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<DIV>also see:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Are common eye problems linked to heart disease?" </DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.sharecare.com/question/eye-problems-linked-heart-disease">http://www.sharecare.com/question/eye-problems-linked-heart-disease</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://tinyurl.com/3e4xu2c">http://tinyurl.com/3e4xu2c</A></DIV>
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<P>Some recent studies show that common eye problems are linked to heart
disease. An international group of researchers found that diabetic retinopathy,
a leading cause of blindness in the U.S., is also a warning sign of heart
failure.</P>
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<P>The study tracked more than 1,000 middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes
over nine years. They found that those who had retinopathy at the onset of the
study had more than double the risk of developing heart failure than those
without retinopathy.</P>
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<P>Other studies have found similar connections: Retinopathy can signal heart
disease in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Those with age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) have double the risk of death from heart attack or
stroke. Even glaucoma patients face an increased risk of cardiovascular
death.</P>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><STRONG>--Toby Katz<BR>================</STRONG></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_____________________
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