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The Nephin View Restoration group is holding a fundraising day in aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind in Leonard’s Field/Lounge, Lahardane, Ballina, on Sunday October 9 from 3.30pm.

Most people are aware of the importance of an eye examination every two years for the purposes of their sight. Many, however, overlook the emphasis your optician places on your eye health. Previously an ophthalmoscope alone was used to look at the back of the eye, but this is now used in addition to a new technology called the fundus camera.

Seanad Éireann candidate Niall Ó Brolcháin is calling on Galwegians to support the upcoming May Day Walk on the prom in aid of the Irish Guide Dogs.

Irish charity Fighting Blindness, as part of a drive to advance research and expand its professional counselling services, will hold a collection in Harbour Place Shopping Centre, Mullingar tomorrow, Saturday November 6.

The seventh son of the seventh son, Danny Gallagher, from Maghera, County Derry, according to ancient Celtic Lore, possesses the power to heal people by simply touching them.

Salthill optician Andrea Concannon has set up a screening service for macular degeneration at her practice.

The Galway Visually Impaired Activities Club will hold a social night and information evening in the Menlo Park Hotel this Saturday at 7pm.

An exhibition of locally donated artwork to help the National Council for the Blind in Ireland will be held in Tuam Library from tomorrow (Tuesday) until Saturday December 20.

People over the age of 40 could be risking their eyesight as they may be unaware they have glaucoma, the second largest cause of unnecessary blindness.

Galway donations for Sightsavers Ireland totalled more than €178,000 in 2009, all of which will go towards helping prevent blindness, restoring sight and advocating for social inclusion and equal rights for people who are blind and visually impaired.