1986_04 The Daily Collegian April 1986

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Uecidini lo keep busy while his dad jojs a few laps, Kevin A. Peterson,
doing a few sh-ups.
Good buy
charged as
bad bargain
Health risks
resulting from
cheap service
Today there are approximately 18 rail-
lion contact lens wearers in the United
dtates, according to Consumer Reports.
Because of their increasing popularity, a Fresno opthamologist is concerned for students paying less
money for their lenses, not realizing the
follow-up care they receive is often inadequate.
Dr. Robert N. Wells treats many CSUF
students referred to him by Student Health
Services. Because students are often attracted to lower prices. Wells fears the
lenses purchased at volume-disc
n Ihe
"These volume places aren't following
people," Wells said. "We're not here to sell
products, we're here to treat people."
Wells has received 30 to 40 students this
past year with various problems stemming
from contact lenses. He said after investigating their individual cases he discovered
all of them had purchased
their lenses at local discount clinics.
The problems he has been treating can
become quite serious. Things like corneal
ulcers and critical eye infections may lead
to severe or permanent eye damage. Sometimes these problems can lead to corneal
scarring. When this happens, a person can
no longer see with the eye. thus requiringa
corneal transplant.
Wells said most of the problems stem
from extended wear lenses, but other
types of lenses can still have them.
"These are a direct result of extended
wear lenses," he said. "But this is not to
condemn them."
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CSUF shares in global telecast
1 videoconference
dealing wilh the role of broadcast media
in handling international news will be televised al CSUF on April 26.
"A telecast of this scale has never been
done before," said Dennis Han, a CSUF
journalism and radio-television instruc-
Journalisls and experts in international
affairs based in Boston. Vienna, Tokyo
and England will discuss, by video linkup,
broadcast journalists face.
Panelists  in   Vienna  wi
East-West confrontation, v
will be examined by those stationed ir
Ditchley Park. England. The challenge'
the
of s<
talked a!
and Boston wil] serve as the base location
where Christian Science Monitor editors
anchor the program.
The  Christian Science Monitor is
sponsoring the event Jo be televised to
more than 130 universities throughout the
United Slates.
"The Monitor is providing CSUF with
the video linkup, a satellite dish and at
least one big screen t.v.," Hart said. "They
are repeating this at countless colleges
throughout the country and footing the
bill.
"When the offer came, it sounded too
good to be true. I called back to ask what
the catch was. I don't know exactly why
they are doing this."
Maltbie said during a phoi
"We're trying to heighten the awarenej
journalism students throughout the cc
try. They will be playingan important
in international affairs in the years
little information available about what
going on in the world and they will have
pick up the gauntlet after it is passed
them by retiring broadcast journalists.'
Maltbie said ihe Monitor is focusing i
broadcast journalism because it
medium through which the majority of "We hope the program will stir the
the world receives its news. "Broadcast desire in journalism students to become
journalism disseminates the greatest a- involved in international reporting. The
mount of the world's information." Christian Science Monitor covers national news, but our primary focus is
He said the issues to be discussed during international news," Maltbie said,
the   conference   are   of  equal He added that, few internships dealing
importance to journalists  in the print
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