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Show You can help your children chil-dren keep their good eyesight eye-sight by making them aware of a few simple safety facts. Teach them the dangers of scissors, sticks, broken glass, BB guns, fireworks, bats, and balls, bows and arrows. For a free pamphlet on children's eye safety, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope to your state Society to Prevent Pre-vent Blindness or to the National Society to Prevent Blindness, 79 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016. Beware of Diabetic Retinopathy An eye disease linked to diabetes is now a loading cause of blindness. Diiibetic retinopathy, which affects the blood vessels of the retina, ranks first as the cause of new cases of blindness blind-ness for those between the ages of 20 and 74. wm The longer o person has diabetes, the greater the risk of retinopathy. However, How-ever, it is a potential threat i to every diabetic. Early diagnosis improves the chances of saving sight 1 in many cases, reports the National Society to Prevent Blindness. All diabetics ' should have regular eye examinations by an ophlhal- mologist (medical eye spe cialist) before any vision problems appear. l'"or a free folder on this eye disease, send a slumped, self-add ressed, business-size envelope lo your slate Society Soci-ety to Prevent. HlindneRH or the National Soriety to Prevent Pre-vent Blindness, 7!) Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y, 1 00 1 (i. |