{"id":160,"date":"2011-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/2011\/04\/29\/issue-1-april-2011\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T00:00:00","slug":"issue-1-april-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/eye-on-sight\/issue-1-april-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye On Sight Issue #1 April 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-472\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/eye-on-sight.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" alt=\"eye-on-sight\" class=\"thumbimages\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/eye-on-sight.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/eye-on-sight-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In the April 2011 Issue of Eye on Sight we feature the following articles:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Surviving &#8211; Against All Odds (Juliette\u2019s Tale)<\/strong> : The day was similar to any other for Juliette. Little did she know that in a moment her life would be changed in an instant. (Cover Story)<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Desk of &#8230;.<\/strong> : In this our first issue &#8211; CEO Arvel Grant shares his vision for the year ahead. (Page 2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Strides &#8211; Optometry Degree Launched<\/strong> : In a move that has been hailed as a breakthrough in the development of skilled eye health workers in the region, the degree course in Optometry came into being at the University of Guyana in August 2010. (Page 2)<\/p>\n<p> <!--more--> <strong>Living without sight but not daunted:<\/strong> \u201cWhat I really feel cause the blindness is that I was supposed to use drops in the eyes. Most times when I went to the hospital I didn\u2019t get them\u201d said Alfred Rogers. (Page 3) <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010 Highlights<\/strong> (Page 3)<\/p>\n<p>Download the pdf version <a href=\"ecc\/Newsletters\/Newsletter%20-%20Eye%20on%20Sight%20-%20April%202011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> or view the entire newsletter below. 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