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Eyecare boost is in sight
By Lyndsay - 24 November 2010
An OPTICIANS in Dumfries is teaming up with customers to help supply new glasses to some of the poorest people in Ghana.
Under the promotion - launched last week - for every pair of specs Conlons customers buy they receive two free pairs.
One is donated to helping improve eye care in Africa, and the other is kept by the customer.
Customers fill in a card containing their name and short message which will then be put into the box of the glasses that are to be sent out to Ghana.
Branch manager Alison Fraser said: "This is the first promotion of its kind that helps both Conlons and our customers support this important charity.
"The need for eyecare spreads across all generations. Children simply cannot learn if they Can't see blackboard.
"The inability to read close up as we get older is simply corrected with glasses in this country. In Africa, access to optical services - as well as cost - prohibits many from being able to see clearly, if at all."
A group of staff are just back from Ghana where they took 800 pairs (£10,000 worth) of glasses that Conlons donated to Eye Aid Africa.
During the trip, the optometrists also performed more than 1,000 eye tests.
Eye Aid Africa is a specialist charity set up by medical and eye care professionals to make a difference to eyecare in some of the poorer areas of Ghana.
About 2.6 million people in West Africa are blind, but about three-quarters could have their sight saved with the right medical help.
The provision of health care in Ghana is poor, compounded in a lot of cases by an inability to pay for what little services are available.
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Seeing is believing
By Lyndsay - 22 July 2010
MOFFAT Nursery children were given a talk on the importance of good eyesight recently.
Staff from Conlon's opticians launched a new programme where they will visit primary schools and educate children using a fun and interactive presentation they have put together about eyes.
Conlon's gives each child a goodie bag and entry form to a colouring-in competition to win a pair of designer sunglasses.
The company also provides information for the parents on recognising any problems early on with their child's eyesight and further literature to help maintain healthy eyes.
Young Indy Swan was the winner of the recent colouring-in competition and received a pair of designer sunglasses.
Alison Fraser, branch manager of conlon's in Dumfries, said: "As a company Conlon's has been in this business for over 128 years and we feel it is important for us to educate children about the importance of good eyesight and how to preserve the health and wellness of their eyes.
"We have made the talk very interactive and fun and the children love it and we enjoy presenting it and spending time with them."
"They are also very excited to get the goodie bags we left with them and we had some great entries to the colouring-in competition so well done to all those who took part!"
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