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Disclaimer:

Please read and fully understand our terms of use agreement.

This internet site is provided for educational and communication purposes only and it should not be interpreted as personal medical advice. Information published on this website is not intended to replace, supersede, or diminish a consultation with an eye care professional regarding the viewer/user's own medical care. This site should not be construed as medical advice or treatment for any specific person or condition. Michigan Retina Center, PC does not practice medicine or offer advice over the internet. No information provided to you by us over the internet shall be construed as the practice of medicine or an offer of medical advice. For medical advice, please contact your own physician. No information provided to you by us over the internet shall be construed to establish a physician / patient relationship between Michigan Retina Center, PC and the accessor. By further accessing the information contained in this web site, or by further internet communication with us, you agree to waive any future claim against us that you reasonably or detrimentally relied upon information provided by us either through this web site or email.

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Terms of use:

This World Wide Web site with its home page in the domain ‘michretina.com’, hereinafter referred to as michretina.com, is an information service provided by Michigan Retina Center hereinafter referred to as MRC, at no charge to users of the World Wide Web, with the express condition that these users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms of Use Agreement. MRC reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree to abide by the most recent version of this Terms of Use Agreement each time you view and use michretina.com. You are accordingly advised to consult the Terms of Use Agreement each time you view and use michretina.com. Do not use michretina.com if you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions.

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Information is provided "as-is":

You acknowledge that the information on michretina.com is provided 'as is' for general information only. It is not intended to provide medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are familiar with your individual medical needs. MRC makes no warranties of any kind regarding this Website, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the computer server which makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.

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Access and usability:

You agree that you will hold harmless MRC and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Website or the information contained in this Website or other websites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this Website or any other website to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will MRC or any of the information contributors to michretina.com be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if MRC has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

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Endorsement and opinions:

You acknowledge that the opinions and recommendations contained in this Website are not necessarily those of MRC nor are they endorsed by MRC.

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Outbound links:

MRC may provide links on michretina.com to other websites which are not under the control of MRC. In general, any website which has an address (or URL) not containing 'michretina.com' is such a website. These links are provided for convenience or reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by MRC of the organization or individual operating michretina.com or a warranty of any type regarding michretina.com or the information on michretina.com.

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Inbound links:

You may provide hypertext links to this Website on another website, provided that: (a) the link be a text-only link clearly marked michretina.com’, (b) the link must 'point' to the URL ' http://www.michretina.com' and not to other pages within michretina.com, (c) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with MRC's name and trademarks, (d) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not create the false appearance that an entity other than MRC is associated with or sponsored by MRC, (e) the link, when activated by a user, must display this Website full-screen and not within a 'frame' on the linked website, and (f) MRC reserves the right to revoke its consent to any link at any time at its sole discretion by amending this Terms of Use Agreement. You agree that any other hypertext links to this Website must be approved in writing by MRC.

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Content and usage:

The works of authorship contained in this Website, including but not limited to all design, text and images, are owned or licensed by MRC,  or its suppliers and contributors, and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without MRC's prior written consent, except that the user may make such temporary copies in a single computer's RAM and hard drive as is necessary to browse michretina.com, and that the user may produce one permanent printout of each page of michretina.com (unmodified in form, with a copy of this Terms of Use Agreement attached) to be used by the user for personal and non-commercial uses which do not harm the reputation of MRC.

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Control and maintenance:

This Website (excluding linked sites) is controlled by MRC. which is headquartered in the State of Michigan, in the United States of America. It may be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. Because each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Michigan, by accessing this Website you agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use of this Website. MRC makes no representation that materials on michretina.com are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is hereby prohibited. Individuals or organizations choosing to access this Website from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

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Designer copyrights and trademarks:

MRC, its logo and nameplates are trademarks of MRC and are protected by international laws and treaty provisions.

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Website copyrights and trademarks:

All text and electronic images on this Website are copyrighted materials which are either registered copyrights, unregistered common law copyrights, registered trademarks or salesmarks of MRC, its suppliers or contributors. Any attempt to infringe upon or to circumvent these copyrights or trademarks will subject the infringing individual or organization to severe criminal and civil penalties as prescribed by law.