eyeglasses News Archive

21-Apr-2008

 

  • Cutting eyeglasses for school kids seems myopic (Orlando Sentinel)
    Nancy Jeppesen's goal this year in Tallahassee is to stop the state budgetary ax from falling on the heads of thousands of needy children who wouldn't even see it coming.


  • An 'orgy of slicing and pasting' (The Globe and Mail)
    A collage project, directed by filmmaker Guy Maddin and mounted in a small gallery run by an architect, aims for 'new galaxies of feeling'


  • Renewed Kayla is sight to see (Appeal-Democrat)
    Kayla McCloud stood in line, occasionally touching her new eyeglasses, as she and the other students prepared to head to the Park Avenue Elementary School library.


  • Newburyport: Young entrepreneurs students showcase their ideas (The Daily News of Newburyport)
    NEWBURYPORT and mdash; Molin Upper Elementary School Principal Dave Archambault asked faculty and the business community last week a simple question: "What happens when you inspire more than 75 fifth-grade students to create an invention or new business idea?"


  • Global Eyeglasses Market to Reach 3.03 Billion Units by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (PRWeb)
    Driven by changes in vision among the rapidly aging world population, growing instances of refractive errors among younger individuals, and greater participation in outdoor activities, demand for eyeglasses is projected to reach 3.03 billion units by the year 2010. Primary growth areas in the eyeglasses market include sunglasses, particularly premium sunglasses, multi-focals, especially ...


  • Clue To Cataract Formation Discovered (Science Daily)
    Cataracts, which can have devastating effects on the eye, affect 42 percent of the population between the ages of 70 and 80, and 68 percent of the population over the age of 80, according to the National Eye Institute. Now, a professor has identified an important step in how cataracts form. This discovery could lead to a better treatment or cure for cataracts in the future. ...


  • The Amish Cook: Nice weather gets Eicher family out of the house (Battle Creek Enquirer)
    Spring break is over and the children are all back to school. It sure seems quiet this morning after a week of a lot of activity going on. There are only seven more weeks of school left for this term and the children are already counting down the time until summer vacation.


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