Anthony Lions Club Collecting Used Eyeglasses And Hearing Aids

The Anthony Lions Club will collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids Saturday, October 11 at Sunland Park Mall from 10am to 6pm as part of Lions World Sight Day.

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of blind people in the world could double in the next 25 years, and the National Federation of the Blind says that in the United States, approximately 750,000 people are blind, with an additional 50,000 more becoming blind each year.

Around the world, the World Health Organization estimates that 75 percent of all blindness is found in Africa and Asia. In Africa, there are an estimated 500,000 new cases of cataracts each year, and only one in ten will be operated upon for the condition. In India, 80 percent of the blind are afflicted with cataracts, with more than 3.8 million new cases reported every year.

Please call the Anthony Lions Club at (575) 469-0293 for more information.