eyeglasses News Archive

29-Oct-2008

 

  • Lions Club to collect eyeglasses during BooFest (Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune)
    The Chillicothe Lions Club will be participating in the downtown BooFest this Friday, Oct. 31, at the north end of the Chillicothe State Bank building. The Lions Club will be distributing treats and collecting used eyeglasses for the Lions International Sight Night program.


  • 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.


  • A serial killer might be making my kid's glasses. Seriously. (Orange County Register)
    Mom blog: Prisoners have a backlog in making eyeglasses for my kid


  • Police Brief 10/28/08 (The State News)
    An Olympus digital camera, purse, eyeglasses and money were stolen Saturday from a vehicle parked in Lot 67, near Jenison Field House, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.


  • Lobbying for a fair share (Hamilton Spectator)
    It was the straw that broke the camel's back. In 2003, the city faced some bitter budget decisions and even considered slashing funds that paid for pauper funerals and corrective eyeglasses for low-income earners.


  • Luxottica Cuts Profit Forecast on U.S. Designer-Glasses Demand (Bloomberg)
    Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Luxottica Group SpA , the world's biggest eyeglasses maker, cut its annual profit forecast after slumping U.S. consumer confidence discouraged spending on frames carrying designer brands.


  • Looking for lenses (Standard Democrat)
    The Sikeston Lions Club and Sikeston Post Office are again taking part in the Looking for Lenses Campaign. Throughout the week, residents can donate extra eyeglasses by leaving them in their mailboxes.


  • Luxottica Cuts Forecast on Designer-Glasses Demand (Update1) (Bloomberg)
    Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Luxottica Group SpA , the world's biggest maker of eyeglasses, cut its annual profit forecast after slumping U.S. consumer confidence discouraged spending on frames carrying designer brands.


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