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Poor vision: More people are using contact lenses instead of glasses
Poor vision: More people are using contact lenses instead of glasses

Poor vision: More people are using contact lenses instead of glasses

Date12/16/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Poor vision: More people are using contact lenses instead of glasses.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008762F
Patty Groome, 18, Tries Glasses, Big frames are in style with two-toned lenses
Patty Groome, 18, Tries Glasses, Big frames are in style with two-toned lenses
3/21/1975
Brave boy: While Dr. Henry Brent (left) watches, Donna Ivany inserts and removes contact lenses from the eyes of her 19-month-old daughter, Amanda, at the Hospital for Sick Children
Brave boy: While Dr. Henry Brent (left) watches, Donna Ivany inserts and removes contact lenses from the eyes of her 19-month-old daughter, Amanda, at the Hospital for Sick Children
2/1/1982
Latest Fad among people wearing prescription glasses or sunglasses is having their own initials put on in rhinestones or gold leaf for a personalized (...)
Latest Fad among people wearing prescription glasses or sunglasses is having their own initials put on in rhinestones or gold leaf for a personalized (...)
7/16/1976
Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions
Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions
9/21/1981
Better grab it, mike. It's a football. Varsity's Mike Eben prefers concentration to contact lenses
Better grab it, mike. It's a football. Varsity's Mike Eben prefers concentration to contact lenses
9/12/1966
Rodney Cremona: Was turned down for job as flight attendant because he wears contact lenses to correct sight.
Rodney Cremona: Was turned down for job as flight attendant because he wears contact lenses to correct sight.
3/10/1993
Contact lenses: A boon or threat to sight?
Contact lenses: A boon or threat to sight?
8/5/1987
Laying-on-of-hands over water was used in experiment, It led to the treated plants growing more vigorously and robustly
Laying-on-of-hands over water was used in experiment, It led to the treated plants growing more vigorously and robustly
11/2/1963
Ray Winner: Apartment superintendent, 48, says people still stare at his ponytail when he ventures downtown and visiting a small town is even worse: It's not unusual to get harassed
Ray Winner: Apartment superintendent, 48, says people still stare at his ponytail when he ventures downtown and visiting a small town is even worse: It's not unusual to get harassed
11/11/1982
Footsore friends: The newest variation on Tupperware parties is a foot-soaker, in which people have their feet massaged in oil, bathed in soapy water, dried, scrubbed and covered with cream
Footsore friends: The newest variation on Tupperware parties is a foot-soaker, in which people have their feet massaged in oil, bathed in soapy water, dried, scrubbed and covered with cream
4/16/1986
The house I live in, or, Popular illustrations of the structure and functions of the human body : for the use of families and schools
The house I live in, or, Popular illustrations of the structure and functions of the human body : for the use of families and schools
1837
The wonders of the human body : being a familiar introduction to a knowledge of its anatomy and physiology : for the use of students, and young persons of both sexes
The wonders of the human body : being a familiar introduction to a knowledge of its anatomy and physiology : for the use of students, and young persons of both sexes
1810