Wild kiwi population found to be going blind - but surviving

Edit TVNZ 26 Sep 2017
The country's rarest species of kiwi could be losing its eyesight, say an international group of researchers ... The researchers suggested the kiwi were losing their eyesight as an evolutionary response to foraging at night, in the same way that many cave-dwelling creatures such as spiders and fish had lost theirs ... why so many had lost their eyesight....

South Carolina ports agency starts work on new headquarters

Edit The Post and Courier 26 Sep 2017
The State Ports Authority kicked off the construction phase of its new headquarters Monday, a project that will move the maritime agency off the Charleston peninsula and within eyesight of its busiest shipping terminal ... ....

South Carolina ports agency starts work on new $35 million headquarters in Mount Pleasant

Edit The Post and Courier 26 Sep 2017
The State Ports Authority kicked off the construction phase of its new headquarters Monday, a project that will move the maritime agency off the Charleston peninsula and within eyesight of its busiest shipping terminal ... ....

80K eye donors and counting: Jagadeeshwaran’s 40-year-long quest against darkness

Edit Your Story 26 Sep 2017
The possibility of blind people receiving eyesight excited him and he felt that he had a purpose to serve ... In his words,. ....

Namibian Paralympic gold medalist launches foundation

Edit Xinhua 26 Sep 2017
WINDHOEK, Sept ... Shikongo, who is visually impaired, lost his eyesight as a child and had to overcome tremendous odds to become one of the world's top visually impaired athletes ... ....

Watch: Cute-as-a-button newborn kiwi chick experiences the world for the first time

Edit TVNZ 26 Sep 2017
Auckland Zoo has some adorable new residents after the birth of two new kiwi chicks yesterday ... Source. 1 NEWS ... Images taken of Okarito brown kiwi eyes in various states of degradation. Source ... D ... The researchers theorised the kiwi might be losing their eyesight as an evolutionary response to foraging at night ... ....

18-year-old invents auto high-low beam switcher

Edit People Daily 26 Sep 2017
Zhang Xiaolan from Xinyang, Henan province, September 24, 2017. [Photo. Dahe Daily] ... "My dad has poor eyesight due to an industrial accident, so it's unsafe for him to walk at night," Zhang Xiaolan explained, "He gets blurred vision when a car's lights are on high beam." ... [Photo. Dahe Daily] ... She has enrolled in Jilin University ... ....

RMA hosts free talk on ‘The Aging Eye’

Edit Greenwich Post 26 Sep 2017
Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich, Inc. (RMA) hosts a talk by Dr. Paul Bernstein on The Aging Eye Wednesday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette Place, Greenwich. As we age, typically beyond 40 but especially after 60, many problems can arise with our eyes and eyesight ... Our ability to perform certain activities, such as driving safely, can be seriously affected. Dr ... Dr ... In 2000, Dr ... Ira J ... Dr ... Oct ... ....

Why these parents watched three children die in three days

Edit The Mercury News 26 Sep 2017
By Lindsey Bever, (c) 2017, The Washington Post. Years of suffering — and months of struggling with the decision to end it — had brought them here. To a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to die ... Then. ... Then. ... Christopher, Elizabeth and James had been having issues with their eyesight, and Elizabeth and Christopher were now starting to have seizures, too ... ....

3 goodbyes in 3 days: Why these parents watched their children die at home

Edit The Daily Gazette 26 Sep 2017
Years of suffering — and months of struggling with the decision to end it — had brought them here. To a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to die ... Life support was only prolonging the inevitable ... "He was born December 13, 1996.". Then. ... Christopher, Elizabeth and James had been having issues with their eyesight, and Elizabeth and Christopher were now starting to have seizures, too ... ....

3 deaths in 3 days: Agonized parents watch as their children die one-by-one

Edit Idaho Statesman 26 Sep 2017
Years of suffering - and months of struggling with the decision to end it - had brought them here. To a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to die ... Life support was only prolonging the inevitable ... “He was born December 13, 1996.”. Then. ... Christopher, Elizabeth and James had been having issues with their eyesight, and Elizabeth and Christopher were now starting to have seizures, too ... ....

Three goodbyes in three days: Why these parents watched their children die at home

Edit The Washington Post 26 Sep 2017
James, Elizabeth and Christopher Chappell in 2010. (Courtesy of the Chappell family). Years of suffering — and months of struggling with the decision to end it — had brought them here. To a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to die ... Then. ... Christopher, Elizabeth and James had been having issues with their eyesight, and Elizabeth and Christopher were now starting to have seizures, too....

Three goodbyes in three days: Why these Utah parents watched their children die at home

Edit Denver Post 26 Sep 2017
Years of suffering – and months of struggling with the decision to end it – had brought them here. To a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to die ... Life support was only prolonging the inevitable ... Then. ... Then. ... Christopher, Elizabeth and James had been having issues with their eyesight, and Elizabeth and Christopher were now starting to have seizures, too ... Related Articles ... ....
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