Show Blindness Can he be Prevented Half of all blindness in the United States could I be prevented This is the message that the Utah Society for forthe forthe the Prevention of Blindness is seeking to deliver to its fellow during the national observance I of H Sight Saving Month this September No magic drugs nor miracle cures are needed to reduce the new Hew cases of blindness that will strike luring during the coming coining yonI Just the day dayto-day use of eye health and safety ty knowledge our nation 01 al- al already ready possesses will help do o the job says the Utah Society In simple language stop taking your pre pre- precious cious sense of sight for granted A lifetime of good goodsight goodsight sight must be earned Figures show that a tragic number of Americans are forfeiting their sight to disease accidents und and neglect More than school children chil are in need of some form of eye ere care Eye accidents um- um students each J year More than adults over 40 years are arc threatened with blindness from glaucoma In Industry is hit b by 1000 eye accidents every working day of the tho year Countless older Americans could regain useful lives through cataract surgery or low vision aids Said President Johnson recently Saving Sight Month once again most reminds every American that half of all blindness blind blind- blindness ness is preventable Through greater personal vigilance lance lanco against accidents and eye diseases such us as glaucoma each ach of us can help to conserve for our our- ourselves selves and others that most precious of all the gifts gift of sight Let President Johnsons Johnson's words spur enell of us to a 0 greater reater appreciation of our irreplaceable eyes oyes and to am 1111 awareness of how to protect them from disease and accidents |