| Show I I I Society Seeks Funds To Aid Aidi i Blindness Prevention Program With the 1966 Sight Saving Sight Saving I Month campaign of the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness past the way half mark the fund drive has reached 40 per cent of its goal E E. E Allan Hunter 1966 Sight Sight- Chairman reported this wee week k THE TItE UTAH Society is appealing appeal appeal- ing for during October and November to carr carry on its year round activities in sight conservation among them vi- vi for children chil- chil sloe slon testing pre school j dean dren and vision islon safety prof pro pro- f grams The campaign will continue through the month I The Utah Society is greatly encouraged g ed b by Y this years year's reg re- re i spouse l Hunter said This Indicates that the people of Utah I recognize the potential of our programs In research education education tion and preventive services for i I II I reducing the tragic toll blind blind- of I i ness each year in our state i dIR m. m HUNTER urged rest rest- residents dents of oC Utah to answer their Sight Saving appeal by sendIng a generous donation A part ot of each contribution received willbe will be used to intensify the Utah Society's campaign a against ga ins t blinding eye accidents I The Utah Society is advocating advocating advocat- advocat ing the use of safety lenses by byall byall all children Wearing glasses The use of such shatterproof lenses can mean the di difference ference I between blindness and sight as asI I young Gary Webb of Bountiful I age 13 a member of the JunIor U 1 0 1 Club can testify I GARY GARI WAS RIDING his bic bicycle bi- bi c cycle cle and did not see a 1 cable stretched across a driveway The cable struck him across the eyes but because he was wearing wearing wear wear- ing safety lenses the gla glass s shattered shattered shat- shat but did not come out of the frame and his eyes were not injured The Society estimates that half hal of the 1400 total cases ca es of blindness In Utah were R needless and preventable While research research re- re search holds the promise of saving vision in the future America can eliminate one of i every ever two cases of blindness today lust Just through application of sight saving knowledge we weI I already po possess s s explained I tl Hunter |
