Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-13

and comfortably both at distance
and for reading and close work with
out their glasses, but this is so ex-
tremely rare that most people who
have worn glasses will not find it
possible to discard them as they
grow older.
@. After a cataract operation will
new glasses be required?
A. A cataract is an opacity of the
lens within the eye. After the re-
moval of the lens the eye almost in
variably requires new and quite
strong lenses to replace this lens.
Cost.
@. Do glasses, frames and all, need
to cost over $40?
A. Almost any glasses may be OBJ
tanned for $40 or less including the
frames, if only modest styles are de-
sired, but more elaborate types of
frames, lens shapes and styles, es-
pecially in bifocal lenses, will oc-
casionally be more expensive than
this. Some people maintain that
glasses with rims bother them. Ex-
cept from a cosmetic standpoint
glasses with rims are not more notice
able to the wearer than those without
if the lenses are large enough.
Q. Why are cross-eyed children
required to wear patches on their
good eyes?
A. In children who are croSs-eyed,
it is sometimes necessary to cover up
the better eye in order to force de-
"lazier" eye. A frosted lens in glasses
is not very satisfactory for this pur-
pose because it is so easy for child
to peek out at the side; some style
of rubber patch or even a simple
homemade patch of cloth inserted
beneath the glasses is more salts
factory because it covers the eye all
around much more efficiently. The
good eye of a cross-eyed child should
be protected with a shatter-proof
lens. Such a lens is similar to an
automobile window. 1t will break
but not shatter.
Dark Glasses.
@. Are there any particular rules
covering the use of dark glasses?
A. The only rules necessary for the
use of dark glasses are those of
common sense. Dark glasses should
not be worn when it is not necessary,
for instance at night, since they cut
off certain proportion of the light
entering the eye and therefore de-
crease the vision. Also the poorer
grades of dark glasses may be made
of glass with Irregularities, flaws and
defects which produce a certain
amount of eyestrain firing the eyes
more quickly than bright light would
do.
Q. Do more people have to wear
glasses now than in our grandfather
time?
A. Perhaps we should say that
glasses were not so much needed in
the pioneer days or that if more
glasses had been worn then, fewer
would be needed now. Wearin G
glasses to compensate for inaccurate
focusing of the eye is not an ex-
preston of weakness, since about 70
per cent of all persons have such err
rors of refraction, as they are called
Correction of these errors to obtain
easy focusing and effortless use of the
eyes is especially important in these
modern days when our educational
system requires intensive use of the
eyes in reading. We must not ex-
pect young people to succeed in their
school work, which prepares them
for an effective adult life, if their
eyes are unable to function efficient
ly. Your family physician will recon-
mend an oculist for a complete eye
examination and prescription of lenses
needed to assure the most satisfying
vision with least effort or cfroip