Give free eye care to a child in need

While seniors have a monopoly on bad eyesight, children also suffer poor vision: 21 percent of preschoolers are farsighted, 4 percent are nearsighted and 10 percent have astigmatism, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study released in August.

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Tribune Newspapers

September 14, 2011