Topic: Eyesight and Eye Health

Toms Shoes expands 'buy one, give one' to glasses

The innovative canvas shoe company will now sell eye wear – and donate glasses or eye care to those in need.

Safe passage for the blind in Mexico City's chaotic streets

A group of volunteers has come together in Mexico City to provide bicycle transportation to the blind.

Westminster Dog Show 2011: The five best dog books to read before, during, and after

Oh, those amazing canines on display at the Westminster Dog Show! They're gorgeous and we all love to eye them, everything from the Affenpinscher to the Xoloitzcuinti. But for some beautiful true stories about the hearts of dogs – and the way that they star in our everyday lives – try one or all of the following books.

Senate's 16 new members arrive on Capitol Hill: Who are they?

Starting this Monday, the Senate welcomes 16 fresh faces to the Capitol’s marbled halls.

Tea Party Top 10 biggest winners and losers

The emergence of the tea party movement is arguably the most dynamic element of the 2010 midterm elections. Many 'tea party' candidates won the backing of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin – but also earned the disdain of the Republican establishment. In the end, which candidates with tea party support won, who lost, and what's next?

Nine 'tea party' candidates who stand a good chance of winning

Here’s something both Democrats and the GOP establishment in Washington are going to have to come to terms with: Tea party candidates will win some elections this fall.

Five things Chile miners will have to tackle next

For the 33 Chilean miners, their reemergence on the surface Wednesday is just the beginning of months, possibly years, of adjustment to their heightened status in society and the changes that happened while they were underground.

Reader recommendation: The New Jim Crow

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of July 12, 2010

Readers write in about Elena Kagan and diversity on the Supreme Court.

2010 Census: Why the count matters

As 2010 Census enumerators pound the pavement for a final tally, a look at why it's important to know what America looks like

The new iPhone 4, inside and out

At WWDC 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the iPhone 4. Here's what you need to know about the new iPhone, from the two-axis gyroscope to the 'retina display' to the HD video camera.

How are spitting cobras so accurate?

A spitting cobra can shoot its venom into the eyes of a moving target with astonishing accuracy. Bruce Young, a biologist at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, wanted to find out how.

Monopoly is in the eye of the regulator

Labeling a company a monopoly is a tricky calculation. 

Traveling Blind

USA

New York Governor not laughing at Saturday Night Live skit

With Obama's help, France, too, can shatter the glass ceiling for blacks

The 'Obama effect' should now be harnessed to call for equal opportunity for French minorities.