Klarinet Archive - Posting 000456.txt from 2001/07

From: "F. S. Sterns" <fssterns@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cataracts and clarinet
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:47:50 -0400

Of course he should pose thois question directly to his eye surgeon...but
when I had my cataract surgery my physician specifically told me to stay
away from the horns for three weeks. She's probably done several thousand of
these procedures so I take her advice seriously! ;-)

Fred Sterns

on 7/16/01 3:40 PM, Stephen Heinemann at sjh@-----.edu wrote:

> A clarinetist acquaintance of mine, a retired school band director, recently
> had successful cataract surgery. He was advised not to do any heavy lifting
> for a while; I guess this can pressure the eyes unnecessarily. So the
> questions come up: should he also avoid playing clarinet? -- he is, to be
> on the safe side -- and for how long?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Steve Heinemann
> Bradley University
>
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