eyeglasses News Archive

30-Mar-2009

 

  • What are video games good for? Possibly improving eyesight (Scientific American)
    People who have difficulty seeing traffic lights or cars at night,  facial gestures, or when a flame is burning on a stove often suffer from poor contrast sensitivity, a condition thought to be correctable, if at all, only by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. Researchers now say they may have found a way to improve contrast sensitivity naturally, with the help of an unlikely source--video ...


  • Is Facebook Growing Up Too Fast? (New York Times)
    When Facebook signed up its 100 millionth member last August, its employees spread out in two parks in Palo Alto, Calif., for a huge barbecue.


  • Farmington Lions Club recycling for sight (Farmington Press)
    As we prepare for spring and the traditional spring cleaning, the Farmington Lions are asking people to look through dresser drawers and closets for used eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle For Sight program.


  • Faith in the skipper: Royals manager Trey Hillman talks about his religion (The Kansas City Star)
    SURPRISE, Ariz. | The boss walks in with a steaming hot cup of coffee and the biggest Bible around. The pages are worn at the edges. A leather bookmark keeps his favorite verse handy. Sunday morning. Its early still, and cold in this tent. And Trey Hillman is wearing his eyeglasses.


  • Group assists former foster youths (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    For foster-care youths who become adults, it is the little things that can cause big problems. For some, money for a basic car repair can make the difference between holding on to a job or losing it. For others, it's a mattress to sleep on in their first apartment.


  • Purchase Highly Effective Prescription Eyeglasses at GlassesShop.com (TheCelebrityCafe.com)
    Their high quality prescription eyeglasses can be purchased for a price that does not force you to break your bank account


  • The Somerset County Office for the Disabled will be collecting used prescription eyeglasses (The Somerset Reporter)
    SOMERVILLE -- The Somerset County Office for the Disabled will be collecting used prescription eyeglasses from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, throughout April in the lobby of the Somerset County Human Services Building at 27 Warren St....


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