eyeglasses News Archive

18-Nov-2007

 

  • White Cane Day is November 24 (Newport This Week)
    Members of the Newport Lions Club will take to the streets of Newport on Saturday, Nov. 24 to raise funds as part of the annual White Cane Day. Funds donated by community members will be used to provide eye exams and eyeglasses to needy Newport residents.


  • Nursing Home Residents Who Receive Eyeglasses For Correcting Poor Vision Experience Less Depression (Medical News Today)
    A nursing home resident who gets eyeglasses for uncorrected refractive error is less likely to suffer from depression than one with refractive error who did not receive eyeglasses, according to an article in Archives of Ophthalmology (JAMA/Archives), November edition. Refractive error results in blurred vision - the back of the eye does not get the right amount of light. [click link for full ...


  • Expeditionary medical team turns sights on rural U.S. (International Herald Tribune)
    U.S. health professionals who frequently donate time in deprived areas abroad are increasingly directing their efforts to the 47 million uninsured Americans.


  • KMSU plans annual auction (Minot Daily News)
    Broadcasting majors at Minot State University are gearing up for their annual KMSU Auction, which will be held live Nov. 29, beginning at 6:30 p.m., on cable channel 19 in Minot.


  • The eyes have it (Cleveland Jewish News)
    NEW YORK (JTA) n A woman is trying to sell the late Bobover rebbe?s eyeglasses for $350,000. A Nov. 5 posting on the online auction website eBay lists the glasses ?worn daily for over two decades by the Grand Rabbi Solomon Halberstam,? for the hefty sum. Shipping is listed at $125.


  • VALCORE event emphasizes benefits of recycling, reuse (Vallejo Times-Herald)
    Don't know what to do with last year's cell phone, that jumble of used batteries in the drawer or those outdated eyeglasses? Vallejoans can unload such unwanted items while helping out the community today at the America Recycles Day event sponsored by VALCORE.


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