eyeglasses News Archive

04-Oct-2008

 

  • It's a Whole New Outlook for Cataract Patients (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
    FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Cataracts used to be terrible to treat.


  • Wal-Mart lab cited for health hazard (The Columbus Dispatch)
    Workers at a Lockbourne Wal-Mart lab that makes eyeglasses might have been exposed to unhealthy levels of a lens-cleaning chemical, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.


  • TheRidgefieldPress.com ? News ? Lions Club seeks used eyeglasses (Ridgefield Press)
    October is Sight Month and the Ridgefield Lions Club will be increasing their efforts to collect used eyeglasses, children?s and adult?s, sunglasses and regular lenses for distribution throughout third world countries.


  • Lions Club, city recycling center partner to collect used eyeglasses (Portsmouth Herald)
    PORTSMOUTH and#8212; Residents may now recycle prescription eyeglasses, reading glasses and non-prescription sunglasses by placing them in specially marked collection boxes at the recycling center .


  • Lions Club sorts eyeglasses (Mt. Vernon Register-News)
    Mt. Vernon Lions collect used eyeglasses from several locations within the community.


  • Vision Correction Procedure Hits a Milestone (Carteret County News-Times)
    (ARA) - More than 150 million Americans, or approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population, require eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct common vision problems. For these people, waking up in bed and reaching over to the nightstand for eye glasses is a normal ritual.


  • The Great Pumpkin Patch is back to help children (The Wahpeton Daily News)
    To help children around the world improve their vision, the Headwater's Lions Club is offering pumpkins in exchange for used eyeglasses during their annual pre-Halloween event Oct. 18 at the Rosemeade Chalet in Chahinkapa Park.


  • Local Doctors Headed to India with Eyeglasses Donations (FOX 11 Green Bay)
    Two Green Bay eye doctors are preparing for a trip to India. Their mission is to complete almost 200 much needed eye surgeries for free and to take about 500 pairs of eyeglasses for others with vision problems. FOX 11's Monica Landeros has the story.


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