eyeglasses News Archive

05-Jun-2009

 

  • Eyeglasses with ambitious look are in style (EARTHtimes.org)
    Berlin - Young people who care about style are buying a particular type of glasses for summer. They have prominent frames and fit well into an overall ambitious look. Large frames in gold finish, similar to those popular in the '70s and early '80s, a...


  • Bishop optical offering eyeglasses to 4,000 Navajo (Indian Country Today)
    FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) ? Thousands of Navajo citizens are expected to receive free eye exams and eyeglasses by September under a $300,000 contract signed between the Navajo Tribal Council and Bishop Optical.


  • Want to help the ailing economy? Give away eyeglasses (Daily Telegraph)
    Distributing free eyeglasses would be one of the cheapest ways to boost the global economy which loses billions of dollars each year due to visual impairments the World Health Organisation WHO said on Tuesday.


  • Increase global productivity by giving eyeglasses to all in need (Thaipr.net)
    Huge economic gains could be made if eyeglasses were provided to approximately 150 million people in need, according to research published today in the international public health journal, the Bulleti


  • Interactive Data Eyeglasses (PhysOrg)
    (PhysOrg.com) -- The data eyeglasses can read from the engineer's eyes which details he needs to see on the building plans. A CMOS chip with an eye tracker in the microdisplay makes this possible. The eyeglasses are connected to a PDA, display information and respond to commands.


  • WHO believes more eyeglasses could help global economy  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
    Giving away free glasses is a cheap way of boosting the global economy with billions of dollars lost every year due to visual impairments, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday. 


  • More eyeglasses could help global economy: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
    Giving away free glasses is a cheap way of boosting the global economy with billions of dollars lost every year due to visual impairments, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.


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