Thursday, April 5, 2012

Don't Send Your Old Eyewear Overseas. Give $

"You might feel good sending your old reading glasses to a developing country," so starts the post on Science Codex. "But a recent international study, led by the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), a collaborating partner in the Vision CRC, in Sydney, suggests it is far better to give $10 for an eye examination and a new pair of glasses if you want to help someone in desperate need, and it is far better for building capacity in these communities." Read more.

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