EyeconX Ideas! - Restoring Sight Would Save Global Economy US$202 Billion Each Year http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=restoring-sight-would-save-global-economy-us202-billion-each-year Governments could add billions of dollars to their economies annually by funding the provision of an eye examination and a pair of glasses to the estimated 703 million people globally that needed them in 2010 according to a new study published this week. The health economics study calculated that there would be a saving of US$202 billion annually to the global economy through a one-off investment... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:03:12 EST en