Show Test Trainees to Hear I J Fred Whitney J Fred Whitney Sight Con Con- Conservation Consultant with the Utah Commission for the mind Blind will meet with the people of Vernal Mon Monday ay in the auditor auditor- auditorium ium of the Court House from from until lInW pm to begin training volunteers for pia tests to be administered in county in the near fu- fu tur lure The meeting will be sponsored by the Teachers Asso- Asso elation assisted by public health nurses Alta MIs Rust lust and Helen Walker All parents are Invited to attend especially pa pa- pa parents rents of elementary school stu ste dents according to Nancy Grua and Hett Betty Zeller women chairwomen lazy eye is the greatest cause of prevent prevent- preventable able blindness in the State of Utah today This condition is not given proper priority be be- be because cause the public does not under stand how serious and unnecessarily wasteful I Is according to a a news release by Mr 11 Whitney Jt It Is a serious ous eye defect amp enable to early discovery overy and treatment Utah has pre three through five years of age who should be tested for Most or of these these youngsters understand the simple Table Game eye test and can be tested lively ly lJ by trained rained volunteers who ho say Show me which way the table legs point IF EACH ECH parent with 1 normal sight could experimentally ex per ence amblyopic vision for i ife fe w minutes local preschool vis vi s sign sion screening would woud increase considerably Parents are arc urged to becom involved when the local to screen preschoolers are arc an ant by volunteers |