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Show -- i Jl I r -- t Tin Sail Lake Tribune, Tuesday,: Kebruarv : - 7, 1978 Mon . Y.i mil Bv A 'YV-T- - c-- T Mr;S u.i-- a'E v FCS AC Aar SCO. M:S Ow'N A YC--,T (Jiai Mul!in Terd and Uv 1 ran Johnson -- '1 . N lm! k rA. S . TET... AM? - ' C t it' 1wA .' m To Blind nc e SfOfl Anov Doolev's Bv orld Ho-- r Bradfield What is an ee bank? Our must imiwrtdiii sense organs are our With our ees ue ets i an gain knowledge learn to appreciate the beaut, of nature and carry on almost all of the day's activities. The eyes make our visual world almost limitless We an see the distant stars and with the aid of a micros cope, we can see red blood cells so small that it takes 60.000 to all the head of a pin Our eves are designed to giv e good service for a full lifetime. But care should be taken to keep them in good shape. Vision tests should be scheduled each year for children, and adults should check m with then eye doctors at least once every other year There are tunes when diseases cause scarring of tlie cornea of the eye w hich result in blindness Skilled surgeons have been uble to perform operations called corneal transplants and they often restore sight to blinded eyes. In the oper ation, the central part of the scarred cornea is replaced with cleasr corneal tissue. The cornea is the outer layer through which light en-ters the eye. ww THt ALTru.XkM LUAiN'l mifP. p-- t I N iTkJfc rt AV MOl W H.JMAPU H KiiC iMWAUIk't AUitMT b jl A. i f b Milton (ianiff uiiivimi (aoIine Mono Boo, 'Tea U o Angela Arnca SL tor ner Question ki)Ok to Booty ( mly Eyes An Aid All 60 to i Jn k Donating PT:;5 ALEE? R.6HT AAA4... ? " n Aliev I I f i I I r Doctors performing corneal transplant operations depend on the eye bank, a agency which arranges for the removal of eyes shortly after a donor's death and then distributes them to non-prof- it llaar I lie llorrilile 111 Dik Brow IUk vmmam grrii wmimw--i pokJ't 1 Have to I YoU JllST starve to lose Weight EAT HALF OF THE POCTIOM5 OF EACH COURSE Bv II. C. A specially trained Johnny Hart surgeons. The world's lirst e)c bank was formed in New CAs IP'tpApr York City in 1944 Today eve banks can be found m many countries and most major cities Donate Lyes An eye remains suita-file for surgery only for a few days after it has been taken from a donor's body. Many people state m their wills that after death they want then-eyeto be donated for surgery Legal permission must be obtained from the donor's family for the removal of the eyes. A surgeon then must act within three hours after death He will remove the eyes and pack them in a special container that keeps a temperature just above freezing. The container is rushed to the nearest eye bank where doctors carefully examine the eyes to deter-mine if they are suitable tor surgery A qualified surgeon who has a pa (lent waiting is notified that an eye is available The surgeon quickly sends his patient to the hospital and the oj'era turn is performed almost immediately Injury, Infection .Scarring of the eyes cornea may result from either injury or from infection Replacing (lie scarred cornea can he done only with a normal cornea from another V i s Bertie Bailev B L alker Mort ( 2 I Y I f Bv (ainlit (His Arriola 70 B Bv ( ait 1 1 Alev In ( (.raliam jnArw ilc $ Ic i i iieisim. Other eye operation' do not require donated For ex replacements. ample, eye lenses winch are normally transpar- hink TKinkertyean Bv a cart1 Toni liatiiik aeouT DVu 'TOF'M z NO ent may become opaque and milky in older per sons This condition is called a cataract, and it does not allow adequate light to reach the retina An operation to remove y a'-- : t Ti4 , the lens usually restores is with no relieees good vision, ,kl placement sary ;a part BOLTS V NUTS. WASHERS. SCREWS, HOOKS. iINKS CAB! E, CHAIN, WIRE FENCING KETCHUMS SALT D riv anil In Olx-li- I leryo ami (rOM-iim- IU K. My, a Broom-llil- d EAlH TO : lADtfYI 1.F ' Viu NtF : z- 0UK t uF t7' M AOiAp 7C etrTTLrv npLr YOU TC HAVE A CLEAR IDEA .AA.uL- - ikj ;K i( .3 - --- 1 A OP Xk DV, PlCTLiRu CF iv YOU vE YaifetLVLs. CnAAAA... THI4 aNE'b STARflN f HAND WHEATl I THINK GRINDERS POINT. 19' J' 5- - & i GREAT NORTHERN 325 . YP. WARRANTY W PIERPGKT DlUS 521-050- 1 t LAKE AVE WOOED (250 S i ) . |
