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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness ( IAPB) is a global alliance of eye health organisations working for the prevention of blindness and vision impairment. [4] IAPB was established in 1975 to work as an umbrella body for global blindness prevention activities. This agency is a partner of World Health Organization.
The Bates method is an ineffective and potentially dangerous alternative therapy aimed at improving eyesight. Eye-care physician William Horatio Bates (1860–1931) held the erroneous belief that the extraocular muscles effected changes in focus and that "mental strain" caused abnormal action of these muscles; hence he believed that relieving ...
Eye Care Foundation ( ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, [ 4] Africa [ 5][ 6] and Latin-America. [ 7] ECF was founded when Eyecare Worldwide and Mekong Eye Doctors joined forces in 2008. [ 8] The two organizations shared the same objectives and working together as the current foundation has proved ...
Conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, [ 4] is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. [ 5] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [ 1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [ 1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the ...
Oklahoma City ( / ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə -/ ⓘ ), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, [ 9] it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States.
Mary Hurley Hospital – Coalgate. McAlester Regional Health Center – McAlester. McBride Orthopedic Hospital – Oklahoma City. McCurtain Memorial Hospital – Idabel. Medical Center of Southeastern OK – Durant. Memorial Hospital of Stilwell – Stilwell. Memorial Hospital of Texas County – Guymon. Mercy Health Love County – Marietta ...
The 'Cheers' star has been working with nonprofit Oceana for more than 20 years. He'll host their 17th annual SeaChange Summer party in Laguna Beach on Aug. 17
Established in the 1980s, SEE's Santa Barbara Vision Care (SBVC) provides free eye care at clinics held two or three days per week. Per day, each clinic serves 10–15 uninsured individuals, providing glasses, surgeries, eye exams, and treatments. In 2012, SBVC provided care to 1,247 patients; in 2017, it provided care to more than 2,500.