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Newspaper Company ThanksContributors Of Toy/Clothing Drive

New View Media Group LLC, would like to thankeveryone who donated toys and clothing for itssecond annual Toy/Clothing Drive. This year the

company had an overwhelming response.“It was through the generosity of our readers that we

were able to help nine local families (20 children) and do-nate to Strengthen Our Sisters, a shelter for women,” saysMary Lalama of Flanders, co-owner of New View MediaLLC.

Lalama organized her first drive last year through thecompany as a way to give back to the community and help

those facing tough times. From Nov. 2015 through Dec.20, new, unwrapped toys and clothing including winternecessities such as hats, gloves, coats and scarves fornewborns through age 14, as well as gift cards were do-nated with ten drop off boxes at businesses throughout the

surrounding area.“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting

smiles on the faces of so many children through your gen-erosity,” stated Lalama. “I am always so touched by theoutpouring of love in our communities. Again I thank youall.”

By J. L. Shively

The story of Bentley, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

and beloved pet therapy dog, is sure to warm the hearts

of animal lovers everywhere.Written by local animal author, Loren Spiotta-DiMare and

collaborated with Bentley’s owner and Cavalier King Charles

Spaniel breeder, Diane Zdrodowski, the children’s picture

book “Because of Bentley” explores the special life of a smalldog who made a big difference.

Spiotta-DiMare grew up in Short Hills and was sur-

rounded by animals such as a dog, a few rabbits, some para-

keets and goldfish. Spiotta-DiMare even recalls ponies near

her local school stating, “I often ran through the woods to

visit them.”Beginning to take riding lessons at age seven and then

owning her first dog at age 10 it is no wonder that Spiotta-

DiMare began publishing her works about animals even as

young as 19. “Bentley” author recalls her favorite authors as

a child were dog and horse stories written by authors such asMarguerite Henry, author of classics such as “Misty of Chin-

coteague” and Walter Farley, famous for his “Black Stallion”

series.

Now living in Tewksbury, Spiotta-DiMare draws her in-

spiration from her own menagerie at home, including her lov-

ing quarter horse, Elwood, who appeared on the cover of herbook “Therapy Horses.” With all the animals that surround

her it is no surprise Spiotta-DiMare has stated in a press re-lease that “there’s no lack of inspiration around here.”

“Bentley” is the story of Zdrodowski’s journey with her

Blenheim (chestnut red and white) spaniel when she firstbrought him home knowing “from the beginning there was

something special about Bentley,” as stated in the opening of

Author Loren Spiotta-DiMare with a Cavalier King CharlesSpaniel of Gladstone who works as a pet therapy dog like Bentley.

Animal Author To Sign Copies Of New Book AboutPet Therapy Dog At Local Pet Store

the book.

The story of how Bentley was trained hands on with

Zdrodowski and eventually taken to pass a test for therapy

work unfolds, colorfully illustrated by Jude Delaney.Zdrodowski is stated in the book as saying, “Bentley seemed

to want to be a therapy dog – not all dogs do.”

Indeed Bentley touched the hearts of many as his legacy

is told of helping children from a sick girl inspired to draw

again to a young boy speaking his first words in months to

Bentley, all because of the awesome love Bentley showedthem all.

The inspiration for Bentley’s story arose when Spiotta-Di-

Mare was doing research for a reference book on Cavalier

King Charles Spaniels. In her research, Spiotta-DiMare met

Bentley’s owner, Zdrodowski, who was an established Cav-alier breeder by that time. Spiotta-DiMare recalls that when

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The Chester Borough Police Dept. ishosting a new community programfor 2016 called Coffee With A Cop,

a national program with more than 2,000events hosted nationwide in 49 states andfour countries.

The mission of the program is to bringpolice officers and the community membersthey serve together to discuss issues andlearn more about each other. The programallows Chester Borough an opportunity toget to know its officers, ask questions and

voice concerns.Sessions will be held twice monthly at

local coffee shops, restaurants and commu-

nity centers in the area. Residents of allages are invited to attend.The first session was set for Wed., Jan.

13. The next upcoming session is plannedfor Mon., Jan. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30a.m., at Maria’s Café in Chester.

For more information or to host a CoffeeWith A Cop event, call 908-879-7162 oremail [email protected].

The Washington Twp. Public Library in

Long Valley has a busy schedule foradult programs for January.

On Weds., Jan. 20, Friends of the LibraryMovie, is set for 7 p.m.; 1947, the world’smost famous detective Sherlock Holmes hasone last case to solve at the ripe old age of 93.Holmes has to slip out of retirement and payvisit to his past in order to solve the mysterywhich has haunted him for fifty years.

On Mon., Jan. 25, Lunch n Learn, TheAging Eye. Lunch is $2.

Weds., Jan. 27, Antique Clocks at 7 p.m.

Martin Ridder of Marty's Clock Clinic willgive a presentation on antique clocks focus-ing mainly on American ones. He does talkabout other countries' clocks as welI. Ridderencourages attendees to bring their clocks tothe lecture so he can talk about their clocksregarding manufacturer, age, original cost,current value, etc.

Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or gotwww.wtpl.org to sign up for the above pro-grams!

In the Dec. issue of the Black River

News, a photo credit was left out of apicture of the West Morris Central

High School girls’ soccer team. The photo

appeared on page six with the story “Soc-

cer Teams Finish Season With Pride.” Thephoto was taken by Paul Hamilton, a free-

lance photographer out of Long Valley.

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By Cheryl Conway

Ayear has come and gone since I

have taken the reins as editor of New View Media Group Newspa-

pers and what a positive journey it has been.Being part of a company that has dou-

bled in size, from eight monthly papers to

17, has been so exciting but the greatest joyfor me has been being on the forefront of so

many wonderful stories that surround us

every day. Most other newspapers will fill

their pages with police stories, obituaries,

car accidents, suicides, murders, disasters,

law suits, political battles and controversialissues that busy municipal governments and

school boards.

While every journalist craves that newsbreaking story or that shocking incident for

that hard-nose reporter to capture all thosedetails whether gory or devastating, there is

nothing quite refreshing or satisfying than

covering a feel good story that tugs at heart

strings and puts a smile on one’s face.

My days this past year have surroundedme with stories about the kindest people

who have given their time, mind and spirit

to help others in need; who have gone

above and beyond in their endeavors or

jobs; who have put other people’s lives be-fore theirs; or about events that bring joy to

the community or raise needed funds orsupplies for a particular issue or charity;

and even about communities and school

districts that continue to work together toimprove their surroundings through new

programs and resources; as well as busi-

nesses that continue to keep hard workers

employed while providing the best services

to customers.

While New View Media Group is an un-affiliated paper, meaning it remains untied

to any particular religion or political group,

it upholds similar virtues and ethics likebeing kind to others, helping thy neighbor,

giving tzedaka or charity, doing a mitzvahor kind deed, volunteering time and sharing

generously and unselfishly with those in

need.

Looking back through the twelve

months of 2015, so many stories of genuinekindness fill my mind that it would be

wrongful of me to not reminisce before

jumping in to share the positive moments

unfolding for 2016.

For Black River News readers, the sto-ries that took center stage included Chester

Borough and the township ran a contest tohonor random acts of kindness week; a

robot helped a Black River Middle School

student attend school remotely; local boysscouts cleaned up Liberty State Park; an-

other group of scouts cleaned up the Raritan

River during Earth Day; police departments

hold charity softball game to help seven

month old boy born with rare disease; local

family volunteered with Beyond the Wallsand traveled to Guatemala to help people

living in a garbage dump; Washington Twp.

was ranked second safest town in NJ; 15-year old Long Valley girl donated arts and

crafts for children in hospital; Long Valleyman grows second largest pumpkin in NJ

history; Washington Twp. Library froze

fines to collect food for local pantry; local

resident helped remodel a home in Inde-

pendence Twp. for a family in need featuredon NBC’s “George The Rescue;” two ninth

graders donated food to local pantry; a

wreath fundraiser was held to also help fill

pantry shelves.

The positive stories are endless and con-tagious really. Shared each month to in-

spire, motivate, reflect and channel othersto get involved, donate, give back, partici-

pate or even just turn negative energy into

one filled with optimism and hope, eachcommunity stands stronger and united

knowing that there are people out there who

do care and are making a difference every

day.

Nothing wrong with being humble, but

do not let that stop you from contactingNew View Media Group to share your con-

tribution of how you helped to make the

world a brighter place. There is nothingwrong with shining and patting yourself on

the back for some well-deserved recogni-tion.

Send your press releases and story ideas

to me at [email protected]. I look

forward to hearing from you in 2016…until

then happy, healthy New Year to all readers.

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Animal Author...

her research was complete for the reference

book she and Zdrodowski “wanted to work

together again and decided to write a chil-

dren’s book about her first Cavalier, Bentley.”

Spiotta-DiMare is scheduled to appear ata book signing at Well Bred, a pet boutique

and marketplace in Chester. The signing is

set for Sat., Jan. 23 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and

will be scheduled along with a special Spa

Day for pets set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Bentley, the dog who inspired this true

story, lived a long and full doggy life but hassince passed on. During his life-time how-

ever, Bentley was recognized with many

awards including Cavalier Therapy Compan-

ion Award, Therapy Dog of the Year Award

from the NJ Veterinary Medical Associationas well as awards in agility and obedience.

Zdrodowski continues to own, breed and

train Cavaliers but is stated in the biography

in “Bentley” as saying “owning and breeding

champion dogs is great, but nothing is moreinspiring and magical than seeing a smile on

Corn Maze...

tated the puppies’training,as they hadthe op-

portunityto acclimateto large groupsettings.

After reaching their $5,000 goal, the Ort

family was given the opportunity to name a

future Seeing Eye puppy. They decided toname the pup “Harvey,” after the family’s

three generations of Harvey Orts.This is not the first time Ort Farms has

given back to the community. For its fall

2013 season, the farm donated $3,000 to the

Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund from its cornmaze proceeds. The corn was cut to read

“Stronger than the Storm.”

“We want to give back to the community,”

Moke said. “People of all generations come

to the farm every year, and it’s important to

helpas many charities aswe can toreach the

wide variety of people who identify with a

particular cause.”

The New Year marks Ort Farm’s 100th

anniversary. To celebrate the farm’s 100years, the corn maze for fall 2016 will pro-

mote Farmers Against Hunger (FAH), agroup associated with the New Jersey Agri-

cultural Society. FAH’s mission—to preserve

and enhance agriculture, farming, and related

activities and businesses in NJ through edu-cational, informational and promotional pro-

grams—ties in with Ort Farm’s mission for

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maze’s layout this winter.

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a sick child’s face” and all because of a doglike Bentley coming to visit.

“Pet therapy is becoming quite common

and Bentley obviously enjoyed his job,” says

Spiotta-DiMare. “He brightened the lives of

many people throughout his career and I enjoyed telling his story.”

“Bentley” is Spiotta-DiMare’s seven-teenth book, having written a number of other

adult and children’s books all on her favorite

subject: animals. “Bentley” was published

by J. Pace Publications and is available to be

ordered through the author’s website atwww.LorensReadingRoom.com for $18.

continued from front page

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forming. For a decade or more,doctors and other health practitioners have

been recommending yoga to their patients

to manage stress or depression or to serveas complementary self-care for people with

back pain, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, can-

cer and other medical conditions. This hour

yoga class suitable for everyone, from the

absolute beginner to a more seasoned prac-titioner, will consist of a series of strength-

ening, toning, relaxing breath and medita-

tion exercises.

On seven Wednesdays, from Jan. 27 –March 9, three Yoga classes will be intro-

duced. Gentle beginner Mat Yoga is set for

9 a.m.-10 a.m.; Gentle Beginner/Intermedi-ate Yoga from 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. and

Chair/Mat Yoga from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Mat Yoga is set for Thursdays, Jan. 28 –

March 10, from 4:15 p.m. -5:15 p.m. All

sessions have a non-refundable fee of $76.Deadline date to register is Jan. 25.

Yoga Stretches Through Winter In Long Valley


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relevant to your last tax return.Tax assistance will be held at Washington

Township Senior Center in Long Valley onTues., Feb. 23, and March 29. This programis by appointments only starting at 10 a.m.Call the recreation office at 908-876-5941or email [email protected] for moreinformation and to set an appointment.

Washington Township Girl Scout

Troop 94093 recently helped tomake children’s holidays

brighter by completing their Bronze Award.

The Troop ran a fun movie night at the

Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School

in Long Valley on Dec. 4 and collected over

$200. That along with a shopping discountallowed them to buy holiday presents for

eight less fortunate children in the area as

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T

urk and Elizabeth Moran of Chesterhave been named to the 2015-2016

Souper Bowl of Caring NationalYouth Advisory Board. The Morans are two

of 13 students from eight states chosen to

serve as members of this prestigious board.In July and November, the Morans attended

the organization’s national youth training

conferences in Houston. They will spend

January being advocates for the organiza-

tion and jumpstarting movements in theChester community.

Souper Bowl of Caring’s National Youth

Advisory Board is an exclusive program

comprised of 13 student leaders fromaround the country selected through a com-

petitive national application process. TheNational Youth Advisory Board gives

young volunteers an opportunity to take a

larger leadership role in the organization,

which encourages youth to collect dona-

tions through schools, places of worshipand businesses and donate 100 percent of

their collection to a local charity of their

choice.

“I have really enjoyed my time serving

on the National Youth Advisory Board,”Turk Moran said. “It has really opened myeyes on how to get my beliefs out there to

people.”

In addition to coordinating Souper Bowl

of Caring drives, members are expected to

serve as a youth spokesperson for the or-ganization with local and national media,

connect with other youth leaders interested

in making a difference, grow the organiza-

tion’s effort in their community and offer

feedback and guidance to the Souper Bowl

of Caring staff.As students of West Morris Mendham

High School, the Morans became involved

with Souper Bowl of Caring through their

church, First Presbyterian Hilltop Church.

The Morans are very passionate about com-munity service projects and both hope to be

able to fight hunger in their community.

“I am trying to create a movement that

starts first at school and then evolves into a

community-wide effort based in local busi-

nesses,” Elizabeth said. “I do not want this

to be a one-time event; I want people to re-

alize what a major impact they are makingby just donating one dollar, the equivalent

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Other states represented on the board in-

clude Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis-

sissippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

and Texas.Souper Bowl of Caring started with one

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By Cheryl Conway

For those who agree “it’s better to

give than receive,” there is an op-portunity banging on the door of a

shelter organization that could help hun-

dreds of women and children who may be

left on the street if the mortgage is not paid.

Secret Santas may be long gone, but

there has to be an angel out there willing to

hold the mortgage of Strengthen Our Sis-

ters, a grassroots, community based non-

profit, program serving homeless/battered

women and children for more than four

decades. Faced with mortgage conflicts,the shelter has to come up with $30,000 by

Jan. 15 to avoid foreclosure.

Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sis-

ters - the first shelter for battered women

in North America- the organization

changed its name to Strengthen Our Sisters

(SOS) and grew to eight houses, two day

care centers, a food pantry and a thrift

store. The properties’ value a total of $2.5

million, with just under $600,000 left to be

paid. With restricted monies coming in, theorganization is at risk of closing its doors

to hundreds of women and children with no

other safe place to go.

“I don’t know what would happen to

these people,” says Sandra Ramos of Ring-

wood, founder and executive director of

SOS. “If we don’t get help with the mort-

gage people will be on the street. If some-

one wants to be an angel and save our

mortgage that would be great.”

Ramos explains “if we had the $30,000it would be the drop down money if some-

one could give it.”

Rialto Capital Management Advisors in

Florida, the company that is holding the

mortgage bridge loan, did not return phone

calls to New View Media Group as of press

time. Valley National Bank had sold the

mortgage to Rialto when SOS’s funding

was reduced, says Ramos.

“During this year and one half, they

have seen our reliability and commitmentto avoid foreclosure by paying $30,000

every three months, which is directly ap-

plied to the principal, along with a monthly

payment of $7,000,” says Ramos. “SOS

has done this faithfully, although it has

been challenging.”

Ramos, a pioneer advocate for battered

women, started her first shelter in 1970 inher three bedroom home in Hackensack.

She had three small children at the time,

was facing divorce after ten years of mar-

riage and was in need of a roommate, she

explains.

“I wanted a roommate,” says Ramos, so

she put the word out that she wanted to

share her house. “The ones who came to

me were the ones who got battered,” says

Ramos. “Women called to say ‘I can’t stay

in my house.’”One roommate turned into 23 women in

her house at one point, she admits. Her

children would sleep with her in her wa-

terbed; there would be some guests on the

floor, in the bathtub, in the basement.

“I would get a call and say ‘I’m sorry I

have no room.’ But it was difficult to turn

people away who would say ‘I finally got

the courage to leave; if you don’t take me

I will die.”’

Ramos says, “My neighbors said theydidn’t want battered women on their block,

and I told them, ‘they are already here, the

question is do you want them living with

pain, suffering and horror or do you want

them living with peace, dignity and re-

spect?’”

When the town found out that Ramos

had too many people at her house they

“threatened to put me in jail,” she says. The

town cited her for “overcrowding” because

she had three or more unrelated people liv-ing together.

“I told the town ‘If you want a place for

them you have to drag them out kicking

and screaming;’ so they put them in a

motel,” Twin Lakes Motel in Paramus.

Ramos did not turn her back on them

and instead continued to help them.

“We would have to pick them up and

take them to look for housing, counseling,”

says Ramos. “They [the town] didn’t give

them food or services, counseling.”The Catholic Church would bring food

and battered women would work together

to help other women.

Over the years, in 1977, her initiative

became Shelter Our Sisters. She moved out

of her house to Bergen County in a house

located on a church’s property in Bogota.

About 10 to 15 women in children livedthere.

Her organization grew, and established

a board of directors, but after a disagree-

ment, the board fired Ramos in 1986.

Ramos separated and formed SOS a

year later. With her children grown, she

moved to her house in Ringwood “and peo-

ple started calling me. I let some people

stay in my house. We knew we had to get a

shelter.”

They opened a thrift store in Haskell.“We raised more money,” and even the

board from her first organization would

send her people to help.

With a state regulated budget of up to

four million dollars, Ramos was able to

manage her organization but as state regu-

lations got stricter, operations got tougher

such as paying the mortgage.

“I’ve always been an advocate for

women and children,” says Ramos, who

teaches social issues and dynamics of do-mestic violence at Ramapo College in

Mahwah as an adjunct professor. “Every-

body has been touched by domestic vio-

lence in one way.

“One woman was going to be killed by

a gangster guy,” explains Ramos. Other

women and children she brought into her

shelter were rich but their husbands were

“molesters and child abusers. No one

would take them. We reach out to people

who need help. We help a lot of pregnantwomen and children.”

Through her shelter program, Ramos

says “thousands have been saved” during

the past 46 years. With two hotline num-

bers, Ramos has made herself available to

help others.

The mission of SOS is to break the

cycle of domestic violence, poverty and

abuse by restoring balance and harmony

through individual empowerment.

She currently helps 155 women andchildren in seven shelters located in New

Foundland, Wanaque and West Milford;

two daycare centers in Wanaque and West

Milford; a thrift store in a church; and one

food pantry in Wanaque.

To support her organization, Ramos re-

ceives some money from the Passaic

County Dept. of Human Services, privatedonations, counties and social services,

“but not enough to keep it going. We have

a transportation grant but they took it away.

We have five vans; we need help. We’ve

been running for three and a half years with

a non-paid staff,” down from a paid staff

of 55 that were let go when SOS lost fund-

ing, she says.

Ramos says she currently has 17 non-

paid volunteers who drive the shelter resi-

dents to look for jobs, to court, doctorappointments, social services, schools;

they fix things, watch children.

“They are exhausted but they believe in

the shelter,” says Ramos, just like she does.

“I have seen women that have come to

me and their lives are a wreck, depressed,

suicidal,” she says.

“People are still calling,” continues

Ramos. “Every day I get four or five calls.

We take almost everybody. We take people

who no one else will take. We take peoplewithout welfare vouchers. We don’t want

to see them killed, beaten or frozen to

death.

“Yesterday, a 70-year old woman had no

heat, we took her,” adds Ramos. She also

took in another woman with five children,

“who would be out in the street forced to

live with child molesters.”

One of her houses is for all older

women, some in wheelchairs, others with

oxygen. “Nobody will take them.”Many of the women and children her or-

ganization helps “don’t have families,” are

on section eight, have families or friends

“who don’t like them; who don’t want to

help them. We have a lot of dysfunctional

families.”

Ramos explains, “I see them heal, get

strong and get their lives together. We live

in a violent society; there’s a lot of vio-

lence. The work I’m doing I feel it’s a mis-

sion but right now I need an angel. I justneed someone to pay off the mortgage or

hold it. We just really need someone to

help.”

To make a donation or to help, call

Ramos at 973-831-0898.

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Have you read recently, the CDC wants to limit

the amount of opiates that doctors can prescribe

for pain. The amount of people becoming ad-

dicted to pain meds has increased dramatically, as have

deaths due to overdoses, hence the CDC has stepped in.

But there is good news! Increasingly, people are looking

for more natural approaches to help relieve painful con-

ditions instead of becoming addicted to prescription

drugs. Acupuncture has been used for over 5,000 years

for all types of pain regardless of where the pain is. Over

the many years of treating patients, Acupuncture has

helped hundreds of my patients, even those who were

told they would have to live with the pain for the rest of

their lives.

MRI’s of the brain before and after Acupuncture treat-

ments clearly shows dramatic decreases in brain activ-

ity—up to 70%, which is indicative of the reduction of

their pain. Acupuncture has been shown to trigger the

release of endorphins and enkephalins, chemicals with

pain relieving properties. Other theories propose that

Acupuncture needles jam the neuronal pathways and pre-

vent pain signals from reaching the brain. Additionally,

Acupuncture also causes an increase in the healing

process by increasing blood circulation to an injured area

thereby attracting white blood cells.

According to Chinese Medicine, pain is caused by an

obstruction of Qi or energy in the many meridians or

channels we all have throughout our body. Acupuncture

breaks up the obstruction and gets the Qi or energy flow-

ing again so the body can do what it is meant to do,

which is to heal.

Whether your pain is from Fibromyalgia, Complex

Regional Pain Syndrome, Strains, Sprains or pulled mus-

cles, pain from either pre or post surgery, back, neck,

knee or shoulder pain, and even dysmenorrhea, Acupunc-

ture can help alleviate or even eliminate the pain. The

World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2002 report en-

titled Acupuncture Review and Analysis of Reports on

Controlled Clinic Trials, stated that Acupuncture “can be

regarded” as the method of choice for treating many

chronically painful conditions.”

If you are suffering from pain, don’t want the nasty

side effects from the pain meds or have tried everything

else to no avail, call Skylands Acupuncture at 908-876-

3643 to make an appointment.

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Vision loss is a common condition, as the World

Health Organization notes that more than 285

million people across the globe suffer some type

of visual impairment. Many people can effectivelycounter their vision problems with prescription lenses, but

others may have a more significant issue, such as low vi-

sion.

The Kellogg Eye Center defines low vision as a re-

duced level of vision that cannot be fully corrected with

conventional glasses. Those with low vision have some

useful sight and are not considered completely blind.

However, low vision can interfere with performance of

daily activities, and some people with this condition are

classified as “legally blind.”

Symptoms of low vision include difficulty recognizing

objects at a distance or problems with differentiating col-

ors. Yet, not everyone dealing with these symptoms has

low vision. Specialized testing can determine if a person

has low vision or another condition.Many conditions can impact sight and contribute to vi-

sion loss. Here’s a look at some of the more common

ones.

• Glaucoma: A person with glaucoma may gradually

lose peripheral vision. Early symptoms, such as a subtle

loss of contrast, may be unnoticeable. Eventually, glau-

coma may cause tunnel vision, which occurs when a per-

son can only see through a small window.

• Macular degeneration: Macular degeneration is the

leading cause of vision loss, affecting more than 10 mil-

lion people in the United States alone, according to the

American Macular Degeneration Foundation. The AMDF

offers that macular degeneration is caused by the deteri-

oration of the retina’s central portion, known as the mac-

ula. The macula is responsible for focusing central visionin the eye, and it contributes to one’s ability to read, drive

a car, recognize faces or colors and see objects in fine de-

tail.

• Retinal detachment: An increase of floaters or sudden

flashes of light in vision may be indicative of retinal de-

tachment or a tear in the retina. When caught promptly, a

detached retina may be repaired. However, if left un-

treated and the detachment reaches the macula in the cen-

ter of the retina, vision loss may be irreparable. The

National Eye Institute says those with extreme nearsight-

edness, those who have had cataract surgery or those witha family history of retinal detachment are at a high risk.

• Diabetic retinopathy: Blurring or patchy vision loss

can be a side effect of high blood glucose levels. Not all

people with diabetes will develop vision problems, but it

is common enough to warrant attention.

• Cataracts: According to The Mayo Clinic, a cataract

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Cataracts develop when aging or injury changes the tissue

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it more difficult to read or drive. Over time, cataracts may

obscure vision so much that they require surgical repair.Routine eye examinations can bring potential vision

disturbances to light and facilitate faster treatment. Eye

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