An article published Nov. 26 in the New York Times, "Vision: Investing in Eyeglasses in Poor Nations would Boost International Economy", it is proposed that an investment of $28 billion dollars in glasses and optometrists could add more than $200 billion to the world economy.
Without the equivalent of reading glasses, âlots of skilled crafts become very difficult after age 40 or 45,â said _Kevin Frick_ (http://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/903/Frick/Kevin) , a Johns Hopkins health policy economist and study co-author. âYou donât want to be swinging a hammer if you canât see the nail.â I thought this was interesting in light of our discussions about whether lacemakers actually went blind, or were suffering from age related vision changes. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
