by Mari Pack Virginia Beach ophthalmologist Dr. G. Peyton Neatrour and family spent two weeks in the Philippines this summer, volunteering with the Physicians for Peace Seeing Clearly program. An inspirational family vacation. It was not your average family vacation for the Neatrour family of Virginia Beach. They did stay on a tropical island and, yes, there were white sandy beaches overlooking a turquoise ocean. But their two week trip to the Philippines in July was an exercise in service, not ... Read more »
Virginia Family Helps Other See
For a family in Virginia, giving back is a family affair. The Neatrour’s, including Dr. G. Peyton Neatrour of Beach Eye Care in Virginia Beach, returned to the U.S. in late July from a Seeing Clearly mission to the Philippines, where more than half a million people are blind and many more are visually impaired. Click here to read the article that originally appeared in News Peace, Physicians for Peace Summer/Fall 2011ned ophthalmologist of Beach Eye Care in Virginia, USA performed cataract ... Read more »
Vision 2020 launched in Surigao del Sur
by Nida Grace B. Tranquilan TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 21 (PIA) -– The provincial government here successfully launched the Vision 2020 – Surigao del Sur – the Right to Sight program, in partnership with the Physicians for Peace-Seeing Clearly, a non-government organization based in USA. Anchored on its theme: “Marajaw na Panan-aw Surigao”, the activity was highlighted with the cataract-squint surgical and eye care mission held at the Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center (ASTMMC) to ... Read more »
Sunglasses: Style and Protection
When choosing sunglasses, it is not only fashionable to choose the right style, but it is also important to select the proper UV protection. Price and style do not guarantee UV protection, and you cannot “see” the level of protection that the sunglass offers. You may be doing more damage to your eyes in knockoff designer frames because the eye dilates behind dark lenses and allows more damaging UV rays to enter the eye, increasing damage to the retina and lens. An interesting fact: the Food ... Read more »
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