INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The only way that you can recover from PTSD is to come to terms with the fact that you have this condition. Otherwise, you will not seek treatment for it in the first place. If you are not sure whether or not you have PTSD, you should look out for four main categories of PTSD-related symptoms:   Intrusive re-experiencing of emotions and images related to the traumatic event. Feelings of avoidance, such as trying to avoid thinking about or talking about the negative event that occurred. Hyper-arousal and sensitivity to things like loud noises. Negative changes in thinking and feeling, such as emotional numbness, hopelessness about the future, and a lack of interest in activities once enjoyed. Symptoms of re-experiencing are those that bring the sufferer back, mentally, to the traumatic event and the emotions associated with it. Flashbacks can arouse negative emotions in the person living with PTSD. These flashbacks can completely override what is currently happening and replace the present context with thoughts that bring back memories of the past trauma. Re-experiencing can include flashbacks, nightmares, and irrational thoughts usually driven by fear. Avoidance can mean intentionally blocking out specific parts of the traumatic experience. This may not just be simply forgetting the events that transpired through the ordeal but can involve an intentional blocking of details in the hopes that this can make it all go away.   Avoidance can also manifest as a refusal to go to the place where the event happened, see the people that were a part of the event, or be around items that remind you of the experience. Avoidance can also manifest itself as the experience of emotional numbness; this is your mind shutting out the emotions you had during the traumatic event. Hyper-arousal symptoms are generally always present in a person with PTSD. Hyper-arousal can also be described as being constantly 'on edge.' On edge can mean being started by loud noises or sudden movements. It can also refer to emotional overreactions to minor events. Hyper-arousal can lead to difficulty sleeping. You might find that the softest noise wakes you up or that you feel like you are constantly half awake when you should be sleeping.

SUMMARY: Understand that recognizing PTSD in yourself is the first step towards recovery. Monitor for moments where you feel like you are re-experiencing the traumatic situation. Acknowledge feelings of avoidance. Be aware of signs of hyper-arousal.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Visit your optometrist regularly to check for visual impairments or diseases that may harm your overall eye health. If you have blurred vision, nearsightedness, or farsightedness, you might need either corrective eyewear or surgery.  See your doctor based on age, health, and risk of eye problems. These are factors that will determine how often you should see your eye optometrist. If you are experiencing any difficulties with eyes, visit an optometrist as soon as you can as earlier treatment leads to better results. Check your visual acuity to determine if you will need prescription eyewear. Get screened for glaucoma, which is damage to your optic nerve. If left untreated, it will get worse over time. You might need glasses to improve your vision if you have either nearsightedness or farsightedness. In both cases, corrective lenses will either counteract the increased or decreased curvature of your cornea or the length of your eye.  Eyeglasses are the most accessible and safest route to correct problems caused by vision impairment. You can get a range of eyeglasses: bifocals, trifocals, progressive lenses, reading, and driving glasses. Contact lenses are a popular choice as well. They are worn directly on your eyes and come as hard, soft, extended wear, disposable, and rigid gas permeable and bifocal. The most important factors in choosing eyeglasses or contact lenses are safety and lifestyle choice. There are several different types of surgery to choose from if you prefer not to get corrective lenses. These surgeries have become routine over the past two decades and are considered relatively safe for fully developed eyes. A doctor uses a laser to reshape the cornea.  A laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery removes layers from your cornea and is repositioned to help you attain your desired level of vision. It is painless, immediate, and does not require a long recovery period. A laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) is a procedure that reshapes the cornea’s outer layers and changes its curvature to improve vision. Compared to LASIK surgery, LASEK surgery takes longer to recover from, may be more painful, and is more complicated in post-surgery recovery, but still a very successful procedure. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is similar to LASEK surgery, but instead of the cornea, it’s the epithelium that gets reshaped. Recovery includes wearing a bandage contact lens for a few days. An intraocular lens (IOL) implant is surgically implanted into the front of the eye’s lens. Implants are not a popular treatment option at this time. Conductive keratoplasty (CK) uses radiofrequency energy to apply heat to the cornea. The biggest drawback to this procedure is that the results are not permanent. Side effects of refractive surgery include visual side effects, under or overcorrection, dry eye, infection, corneal scarring, and vision loss.

SUMMARY: Get an eye exam. Wear corrective lenses. Choose refractive surgery.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In Word, click the "File" tab, then "Options." From there, click "Proofing." Select "Settings" from the list below "When correcting spelling and grammar in Word." Once here, you can tell Spell-Check to look out for several common punctuation errors: omitting a comma before the last item in a list, writing punctuation outside of quotation marks, and leaving too many or too few spaces between sentences. This is often called the Oxford Comma, and you may or may not want it in your lists. In the Grammar Settings menu, under "Comma required before last list item," select one of the following settings:  Don't Check: Choose "Don't Check" if you don't want the grammar-checker to flag any sentences based on commas. Never: The grammar-checker will flag sentences that have a comma before the last item in a list. E.g. While walking through the jungle, I saw a lion, a tiger, and a toucan.  Always: Word will notify you about sentences that are missing the final comma. E.g.: While walking through the jungle, I saw a lion, a tiger and a toucan. Under "Punctuation required with quotes," choose one of the following:  Don't Check: Word will not flag any phrases based on quote-and-punctuation interaction. Inside: Word will flag phrases inside quotation marks when a corresponding comma is outside those quotation marks. This sentence would be flagged: George called the actress a "diva", but he secretly admired her panache. Outside: Word will flag phrases inside quotation marks where the corresponding comma is also inside the quotation marks. This sentence would be considered incorrect: George called the actress a "diva," but he secretly admired her panache. Word can flag sentences that have too many or two few spaces after them. Choose one of these options:  Don't Check: Choose "don't check" if you don't want the grammar checker to flag any phrases for their spacing. 1 (space): Word will flag any sentences with more than one space between them and the following sentence. 2 (spaces): The grammar-checker will flag sentences that have either a single space or more than two spaces after the period.

SUMMARY:
Navigate to the Grammar Settings dialog box. Check for a comma before the last list item. Look out for punctuation outside of quotes. Check for spaces between sentences.