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Associated Press reported yesterday: "Members of a medical team gunned down in Afghanistan brought some of the first toothbrushes and eyeglasses villagers had ever seen and spent no time talking about religion.
More about the good works done by the medical team head by optometrist Dr. Tom Little from a story filed on Monday at NYTimes.com. The medical team was recently massacred by the Taliban.
Eyewitness Magazine's recent issue features an extensive column by Linda Conlin, founder of OpticalCEU's, about the impact of decorative contact lenses, especially on children.
Did this "right" whale attacked the boat as if it were some type of Moby Dick wannabe? Or was it, as the Guardian author suggest a simple case of not being able to see: "Unlike toothed whales, such as sperm whales or orca, these baleen whales do not have highly developed sonar, and their eyesight is poor." Maybe it should see its oceanic optician.
Optometrist Tom Little, who had been providing vision care in Afghanistan since the 1970s through vision clinics and hospitals, and nine other members of his team were shot to death by the Taliban for “spying” and “spreading” Christianty.
"To help finance health reform, Congress cut $136 billion over 10 years from the program, in which private insurers provide Medicare health plans for seniors. The private plans, which are paid a flat fee from the government for each enrollee were a likely target: They cost the government much more per beneficiary, on average, than does traditional Medicare, according to Medicare’s advisory commission." That's the start of an article developed by Florida Health News and Kaiser Health News.
Recently OptometryToday.com pictured Actress Camilla Power wearing a t-shirt promoting the Fight for Sight Eye Cycle. The shirt, which has an image of a healthy retina, "celebrates" Eye Cycle team, actor Lloyd Hutchison, jewellery designer Alex Monroe, and scientist John Greenwood. The three have "completed a gruelling Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle ride in aid of the eye research charity. Professor Greenwood is a researcher at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt will benefit fundraising for Fight for Sight." The t-shirt retails for about 10 pounds sterling or about $16 U.S.
Last year, FS gave more than $20 million in grants to some 3000 researchers.