NATION : Barbara Bush to Have Eyes Tested

KENNEBUNKPORT, Me. — Barbara Bush, still experiencing eye problems from a thyroid condition, will return to Washington on Tuesday for a checkup, the White House said today.

Mrs. Bush, vacationing here with the President through Labor Day, will fly to Washington in the morning for a midday appointment at Walter Reed Army Hospital, said presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater.

The First Lady suffers from Graves disease, a thyroid imbalance diagnosed earlier this year. A side effect of the disorder is eye irritation. Mrs. Bush said in an interview last week that she was suffering from some double vision.