Show PROTECTING EYESIGHT Twenty years rears ago 23 per cent of the children with infected eyes at childbirth became blind Today that percentage is reduced by near near- nearly ly lyhal half due to the careful attention given to the eyes of newly born babies babie According to the national com corn committee committee for prevention o of blindness venereal diseases continue to be responsible for or most of the blind blind- blindness blindness blindness ness from which human beings suf suf- suffer suffer fer since other venereal conditions are responsible for loss of sight be be- besides besides sides that which causes the com corn common mon moo type type of blindness of Infancy One of the most Important steps in preventing detective defective vision has been the establishment of pre pre- preschool preschool school eye e e clinics particularly in New Nev York Children are taken to these kindergartens or clinics be be- before before fore they the are ready to begin their education In this manner thou thou- thousands thousands sands of cases of bad eyesight e are arc detected and children provided with suitable eyeglasses or their pus infectious diseases of the eye cured before they undertake the studies which place a I. I special burden upon the sight It has been estimated that at least sight-saving sight clinics will willbe willbe be necessary necess ry to accommodate all of the children of the country whereas thus far there are approximately approxImately only t 3 available e. e Recently the celebrated Japanese Investigator of the Rock Rock- Rockefeller Rockefeller Rockefeller Institute announced the dis dis- discovery discovery covery of a bacterial organism which he believes belle is responsible for the disease of the eyes known as trachoma While this discovery disco has not as yet been confirmed by other investigators the evidence presented was so convincing that competent specialists in diseases of ot the eye are willing to accept it at its face value alue If trachoma can caD be cured one of the worst afflictions of the eyes will be overcome Eyesight is one of ot the most precious of ot gifts and 2nd should be safeguarded as aa a price price- priceless priceless priceless less heritage |