eyeglasses News Archive

30-May-2007

 

  • Good optical care is key to healthful vision (El Paso Times)
    The start of summer is a good time to get caught up on family eye care and to learn about notable trends in eye health. Based on a recent study, one of the trends suggests that families with active kids who wear eyeglasses should check whether their children are good candidates for contact lenses.


  • Inventors turn talents to aiding world's poor (Detroit News)
    "A billion customers in the world," Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, "are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house."


  • Marc Gunther: Fighting Poverty with Acumen (HuffingtonPost)
    The idea is pretty simple: Raise money from well-to-do institutions and people, and then lend it to companies that provide affordable, vital goods and services to the world's poorest people.


  • Design That Solves Problems for the World?s Poor (New York Times)
    The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is honoring inventors dedicated to helping the billions of people living on less than $2 a day.


  • 'Ugly Betty' star Ferrera seeks more than fame (The Pantagraph)
    LOS ANGELES -- America Ferrera hesitates at the door of the studio commissary, peering inside. The cafe is invitingly cool, but dark. She retreats instead to a patio table in the bright afternoon sunshine.


  • Advanced Medical stands by its eye care product (Orange County Register)
    Santa Ana company says misuse, not manufacturing, is contributing to infections.


  • 'A complete joke' - Lawmakers lend ears to concerned vets at KSU hearing (The Times-Reporter)
    Taking multiple trips to Veterans Administration clinics is something many veterans simply cannot afford, and the 11-cent mileage reimbursement is seen by many as a joke.


  • Youth Fishing Tournament set for Saturday at Buhlow Lake in Pineville (The Town Talk)
    The Alexandria Rapides Metro Lions Club will host the annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Buhlow Lake in Pineville.


  • Doctor?s Orders: Age-related macular degeneration (Old Colony Memorial)
    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease and the leading cause of irreversible vision loss for people over the age of 60. It affects over 1.5 million people in the United States.


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