Freeport is a village in the Town of Hempstead located in the southwestern part of Nassau County, Long Island, New York. The southern part of the village is infiltrated by several canals that allow access to the Atlantic Ocean by means of passage through salt marshes; the oldest of these canals is the late 19th century Woodcleft Canal. The village is only a 45 minute ride by the Long Island Rail Road to Manhattan, making an easy commute to New York City. During colonial times, the community was part of an area called "the Great South Woods". In the mid 1600s, it was renamed to Raynor South and ultimately Raynortown, after the named of Edward Raynor who had moved to the area from Hempstead in 1659 and built a cabin. In 1853, the residents were the one voted to rename the village Freeport which adopts an alternative of a nickname used by ship captains during colonial times because they were not charged customs duties to land their cargo. Freeport was became incorporated in 1892 that oystering became a booming industry after the Civil War, although it declined at the beginning of the 20th Century because of changing salinity in the bay and maybe because of pollution too.
The incorporated village has its own Police Station, Fire Station, Electric and Water Departments. Freeport's government is made up of four Trustees and a Mayor. When it comes to shopping, Freeport was also one of the few Long Island towns to hold a sizeable open air market area, known as the Freeport Mall. Many of the local businesses objected when the mall area became scruffy and neglected. The Nautical Mile is famous for its restaurants with live music that makes it very relaxing to the ears. The promenade-style sidewalk lined with antique-style light posts, potted plants and benches are a plus factor to encourage people planning to visit the town.
North Shore Eye Care serves the residents of Freeport with a variety of concerns including Uveitis. Uveitis can occur because of infection, autoimmune disorders (which causes the body to attack its own tissues), or for unknown reasons. An eye doctor can make the diagnosis and treatment based on the symptoms and a complete physical examination. Depending on suspicion for diseases that also affects other organs, appropriate tests are done. Uveitis is a serious eye disease and can rapidly damage the eye. It can cause long-term, vision-threatening complications, such as glaucoma, and cataracts. Many people have only one episode of uveitis. Others may have periodic recurrences over months to years. Uveitis can occur because of infection, autoimmune disorders (which causes the body to attack its own tissues), or for unknown reasons.
Examples of autoimmune disorders include; Anklosing Spondylitis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Addison’s Disease, Hepatitis, Behcet’s Disease, Pemphigoid, Crohn’s Disease, Dermatomyositis, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Grave’s Disease, Juvenile Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Psoriasis, Reiter’s Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Wegener’s Granulomatosis. Infections include tuberculosis, syphilis, Lyme disease, herpes simplex virus, shingles (varicella-zoster virus), toxoplasmosis, and cytomegalovirus
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