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May 9, 2018

Holy Family Hospital to Host a Senior Supper on the Importance of Taking Care of Retinas

The importance of taking care of your retinas for optimal vision will be the topic during Senior Supper at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen on June 13, 2018.

Optometrist Dr. Laura Anne Potvin, OD will explain what causes flashes of light and/or something floating in your vision and why it’s important to act swiftly when it happens. She will also talk about the symptoms and causes of retinal detachments and diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Potvin graduated from the New England College of Optometry and joined her father, Dr. Bernard S. Potvin, in practice. She continues to run the practice today.

She is a member in good standing of The American Optometric Association general body and contact lens section, and The Massachusetts Society of Optometrists.

The senior luncheon presentation will be held in hospital’s ground-floor auditorium from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The cost of $5 includes a full dinner and the presentation. 

The luncheon presentation will be held in hospital’s ground-floor auditorium from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The cost of $5 includes a full dinner and the presentation.  Holy Family Hospital in Methuen is located at 70 East St. in Methuen, MA 
Registration is required. 

To register, please call Katie Vozeolas at 978-687-0151, ext. 2007 or email [email protected].