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Boom Boom's battle
Hockey legend Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion is back in the spotlight. The star of six Stanley Cup championship teams with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League is working toward a new goal –  improved sight for senior Canadians who are at risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Geoffrion, 71, has lost the sight in his right eye to the disease that is the leading cause of blindness for North America's 50-plus population. But he's confident that new knowledge about the value of vitamins and anti-oxidants will allow him to preserve the 20-20 vision he still has in his left eye. And he wants to share that knowledge.
"A guy like me can, maybe... more

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