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RADIOLOGY
Brent C. Price, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Mammography DEXA, Ultrasound MRI, CT PET
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Radiology EDUCATION: Medical College of Virginia
Medicare Accepted Price Hoffman Stone & Associates 747 6th Ave. S. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 129 1st Ave. N. Diagnostic Imaging at Baywalk St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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SPORTS MEDICINE
Justin Thompson, M.D.
Sports Medicine
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine & Sports Medicine EDUCATION: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
Medicare Accepted Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Medical Group Sports Medicine 603 7th St. South, Suite 440 St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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SPORTS MEDICINE
David T. Braun, M.D., MBA
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Total Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery EDUCATION: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: St. Anthony’s, Palms of Pasadena, Largo Medical Center, Mease Countryside, Mease Dunedin, AdventHealth, Bayfront Hospital and Northside Hospital
Medicare Accepted Bay Area Orthopaedic Specialists 4820 Park Blvd. Suite 1 Pinellas Park, FL 33781 Satellite Office 31581 US 19 N Palm Harbor, FL 33684
(727) 209-6677 Fax: (727) 873-7408
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SPORTS MEDICINE
Gregory I. Mines, M.D.
Primary Care Sports Medicine
BOARD CERTIFICATION: Sports Medicine, Family Medicine EDUCATION: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa FL
Medicare Accepted All Florida Orthopaedic Associates 1615 Pasadena Ave. S.; Suite 200 South Pasadena, FL 33707
(727) 527-5272
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SPORTS MEDICINE
Katherine Wojnowich, M.D.
Sports Medicine
BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine & Sports Medicine EDUCATION: Icahn Mount Sinai School of Medicine HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
Medicare Accepted Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Medical Group Sports Medicine 603 7th St. South, Suite 440 St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 893-6333
St. Petersburg Center for Plastic Surgery
JOHN J. O’BRIEN, JR., M.D. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Is Blue Light Bad For Your Eyes?
By Sally Moe, Times Total Media Correspondent Maybe. The evidence is leaning in that direction. But first, the good news: When it comes to blue light, timing is everything. Daytime exposure to blue light boosts attention and alertness, enhances memory and cognition, and lifts your mood. (It’s been used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression triggered by the shorter days of winter. Research has shown that 20 minutes of morning blue light exposure helps ease SAD symptoms.) Blue light can also be beneficial for certain skin maladies, like acne, plaque psoriasis and actinic keratosis. (If you’re thinking about buying an at-home blue light device for this purpose, be sure it’s FDA-approved.) Furthermore, it regulates your body’s natural wake and sleep cycle, or circadian rhythm. If you’re wondering where all this blue light comes from, the dominant source is sunlight – followed by digital devices including computers, smartphones, tablets and LED TVs, and fluorescent light and LED lights. So yes, we do need it. But too much night-time blue light exposure is believed to cause problems. Research indicates it can reduce the quality and duration of your sleep, as it suppresses the release of melatonin; that suppression is linked to metabolic syndrome, depression, obesity and cancer. Cumulatively, constant exposure to blue light may damage retinal cells and contribute to vision problems such as age-related macular degeneration. It may also contribute to cataracts, eye cancer and other eye problems. According to a vision study by the National Eye Institute, children are more at risk than adults for these effects because their eyes absorb more blue light from digital devices. While our cornea and lens protect the retina from damaging UV rays, they do not hold back blue light. And devices like cellphones are typically held close to the face, especially before sleep, and that intensifies the exposure. As digital and LED powered technologies are relatively new, more research tracking long-term effects will be needed. In the meantime, to maintain your sight and your quality of sleep, there are protective actions you can take:
• Turn off devices three hours before bedtime. If that thought makes you shudder, switch to an amber-light mode between sunset and sunrise. • At night, wear blue-light blocking glasses. Some studies show that when subjects use blue-light-blocking glasses – even in a brightly lit room or while using an electronic device – they produce just as much melatonin as if it were dark. • If you wear prescription glasses, request anti-reflective lenses, which reduce glare and block blue light. • Eat plenty of foods containing eye-protective lutein and zeaxanthin, such as spinach, peas, summer squash, eggs, pumpkin, broccoli, avocados, carrots and pistachios.
• For additional protection, consider a supplement that supports eye health;
TEBS is one example. • At night, keep your home as dark as possible to support sleep. Tone down the digital display on your clock. Change night lights to red or amber bulbs.
Information for this article was gathered from UC Davis Eye Center’s Cultivating Health blog, Harvard Health, and preventblindness.org.
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