Free Eyeglasses.

@rakski (156200)
Philippines
January 7, 2020 7:54am CST
The recipients are nine public school teachers near here. It is a public service made the Lions Club International last end of December when they screen the teachers for pre-diabetic screening and also eye screening check up. Those lucky nine teachers will surely be happy for their new spectacles. Good work for my sister who is now serving for LCI. Do you wear eye glasses?
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@Janet357 (75638)
8 Jan 20
yes, been wearing since college. maybe more than 2 decades already
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• Philippines
8 Jan 20
does it run in your family or are you the only one who wore glasses since you were young?
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
8 Jan 20
@hereandthere My eldest sister had eyeglasses eversince high school too.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
8 Jan 20
Two decades already? Just like my oldest sister
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
7 Jan 20
I wear eyeglasses. And I remember, many years ago, the Lions Club International collected eyeglasses that some people did not need, checked and cleaned them and gave them to people that did not have the money to get any. I don´t know if it is dine here now.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
7 Jan 20
@rakski That´s why they need the help of an optometrist.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
8 Jan 20
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
They are doing the same here. But sometimes they change the lenses according to the grade of the eyes
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
7 Jan 20
I do...The Lions are active here, but I bought my own glasses. Roomie needs some though. First on the agenda for him though is to get his car inspected.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
Lions are active here also depending on the area. Roomie for sure needs that car to be inspected first
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
what a great service the lions provide. yes i wear one when i'm on the pc
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
I have a reading glasses now
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• United States
7 Jan 20
Yes I do and there is also a program here for free glasses tho I bought my own
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
that is nice!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Jan 20
This is a great thing. I use sunglasses.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
that is nice. No need for graded eyeglasses
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
@CarolDM good for you!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Jan 20
@rakski Not yet.
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@MGjhaud (23228)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
My eyes are working fine. I hope I don’t ever have to wear one.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
I said that to myself before but as you age, your eyes age. And depending on how you take care of your eyes
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
7 Jan 20
Wow that is so nice for them to get free glasses. I hope they like them.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
I hope so too
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
7 Jan 20
Yes, I wear eye glasses to read and to use my computer
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
same here!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jan 20
That's great they'll have eyeglasses. Yes, I do.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
True!
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@AkoPinay (11496)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
Nope. I don't wear eyeglasses.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
good for you!
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
7 Jan 20
Very good!! Eye glasses cost a lot of money!!
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
that is so true!
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
7 Jan 20
No, I don't wear glasses.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
8 Jan 20
Good for you
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@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
7 Jan 20
yes i wearing it is about near vision about 2.00
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
oh I see. I have reading glasses
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
That's nice... I used to then but only for infrared protection...
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
7 Jan 20
oh I see
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