Winning a spot on the New York Yankees' roster was at the forefront for Jason Johnson. Then the cause of blurred vision in his right eye changed everything just days before spring training began. ...more

February 23, 2009

Residents working on a community plan for Brandon say a proposal to build an emergency helistop for a medical eye-care center near Brandon Regional Hospital would be disruptive to the community. ...more

December 24, 2008

When I was working long, hard hours in my career, the doctor told me my medical woes were due to stress. Then when I retired and gained quite a bit of weight -- understatement of the year -- my aches and pains were due to being overweight, according to the Doc. Now the doctors are starting to use the "O" word, OLD, as the cause of my maladies. ...more

December 17, 2008

After a frustrating couple of days on the sidelines allowing the vision in his left eye to return to normal, Carlos Pena on Saturday pronounced himself ready to play in Game 3. ...more

October 5, 2008

Less than two hours before Game 2, Carlos Pena said he was "optimistic" he would be able to start as scheduled. ...more

October 4, 2008

BLINDNESS *½ The blind literally lead the blind - to hell and back - in the pretentious, preposterous allegory "Blindness." ...more

October 2, 2008

For hundreds of patients, his retirement meant searching for a new ophthalmologist. For Dr. H. Frederick Keiber, it meant the opening of doors that had at best remained ajar for a man whose practice always came first. ...more

July 14, 2008

My mother is completely disabled as the result of several illnesses. ...more

May 13, 2008