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9/16/2011 9:33:47 AM
 Retina South Africa is using this opportunity to launch their "A Cure in Sight" awareness campaign. This serves to inform the thousands of South Africans affected by Retinal Blinding conditions of the hope for treatments that the miracle of science offers.
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10/18/2010 3:17:30 PM
 The rescue team in Chile relied on Oakley eyewear to protect the miners' eyes when they are brought back to the surface.
A few weeks ago, Oakley was approached by a Chilean journalist who was covering the rescue efforts and had recommended Oakley to the Chilean private health insurer, known as ACHS "Association Chilean de Seguridad," for eyewear protection for the miners once they surfaced.
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10/18/2010 3:16:20 PM
International leaders from the arenas of development, human rights, environment, education and social justice attended the World Congress on Refractive Error (WCRE) to discuss "Broadening the Development Agenda" and comment on how poor levels of health care in developing communities is contributing to poverty and restricting economic growth.
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10/12/2010 2:20:40 PM
Healthy communities and economies are at risk until the lack of vision care, a global health crisis, is addressed by governments, industry and communities, according to world leaders in vision health and development recently meeting at the World Congress on Refractive Error (WCRE) in Durban, South Africa.
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9/18/2010 6:04:41 PM
September 20, 2010 signifies the start of World Retina Week and this year Retina South Africa is urging people to save their sight and get their eyes tested. According to the World Health Organisation, Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the third largest cause of vision loss worldwide and the single largest cause of vision loss in the industrialised world.
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