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Mainstream Canada - Meanwhile down on the farm by W. ROGER WORTH Even at the finest of cocktail parties, it's hard to miss the city slick- er complaining about the rapidly rising cost of food. Contact lens scare story untrue In a recent publica- tion of "Safety Cana- da", published by Ca- nada Safety Council, it was stated that there is no truth to recent re- ports that contact len- ses contributed to per- manent blindness for workers exposed brief- ly to strong electrical arcs or sparks. The Canadian Asso- ciation of Optometrists has compiled authorita- tive evidence showing that the incidents never happened. Even if they had, there could be no physiological basis for the alleged damage to occur. Speaking at:a sympo- sium on occupational vi- sion in Edmonton on April 9th, Dr. Tony Cul- len, a research scien- tist and Professor of Optometry from the Uni- versity of Waterloo, said it was a myth that contact lenses could be "'welded" to the cor- nea by flashes from welding arcs or electric- al sparks, causing remo- val of the cornea when the contact lens was taken out. Dr. Cullen said that this process "cannot occur without a violation of a funda- mental principle of op- tics. Heat generated in the contact lens is dissi- pated ... therefore the residual heat absorbed by the corneal . epithe- lium is less than if no contact lens were worn."' Although all previous reported incidents are untrue, the Canadian Association of Optome- trists warns that tint- ed eye safety protectors still must be worn for welding, because expo- sure to this type of hazard can cause photo- keratitis, or a burning of the cornea. Caused by ultra-violet rays, it is "The problem is far- mers," says the bank executive's wife. "They're able to go south (or to Hawaii) in winter, buy snowmo- biles and speedboats, painless at first but leads to a temporary feeling of a foreign body in the eyes, redness, ex- treme pain, sensitivity to. light and excessive tears. This condition oc- curs whether contact lenses are worn or not. The Canadian Assoc. of Optometrists is con- cerned about the gener- al restriction of contact lens wear in the work- place. Worker's Com- pensation Board regu- lations restrict use of contact lenses in un- safe chemical or dusty environments, it is not always easy to deter- mine when the situation is clearly unsafe. In fact, workers may often be better off with contact lenses, as they may prevent or diminish in- jury by shielding the eye or absorbing certain and I hear they now have air-conditioned tractors. Guess who pays the bill." The senior bureau- craft concurs. The problem, of cour- harmful agents. (The lenses should be remo- ved immediately in the latter case). There are also many instances where contact lenses improve vision to a degree that spectacles cannot, and situations where switching daily to prescription safety spectacles would cause unacceptable visual dif- ficulties. Contact lenses, there- fore, do not replace safe- ty glasses, but in many cases can be used as long as "plain" safety eyewear is worn when necessary. It is also wise for all contact lens wear- ers to have a pair of pre- scription safety -- glass- es as a back-up in case their contacts are lost, damaged or not per- mitted in a certain area. Major Appliance Repairs Servicing done in your own home to ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, electric hot water tanks and electric heating units. Bill Campbell Electric 824-2743 or 824-2574 Servicing Jackfish, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Rossport and Pays Plat. se, is that the basic com- plaint is a myth: the price of food grown and raised by the nation's farmers has not risen dramatically, even though producers have been forced to pay high interest rates to help out the banks, and high taxes to support such items as bureaucratic salaries. So much for city slick- er attitudes. What's really been happening down on the farm lately is not unlike what's been happening for years. In spring, farmers tilled the land and borrowed money to plant crops. Over the summer they've sprayed, irrigated and tended the delicate plants, at the same time spending sleepless nights worrying about too much sun, too much rain and the myriad list of diseases with com- plicated names that can completely destroy their efforts. This fall they'll worry about a chilling (and killing) early frost, and, most important, the unknown price they'll get for their pro- duct. It's not a game for the Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, September 28, 1983, page 13 fainthearted. Hazards in the farm- ing business are unlike those in virtually any other endeavour. Profits can be huge, but they're more likely to be reas- onable, non-existent, or, in bad years, farmers have to contend with massive losses to com- pensate them for, their time and trouble. It's true, all smaller businesses face prob- lems related to high in- terest rates, inflation, government red tape and high taxes. But while some firms de- pend to a greater or lesser degree on the weather, food produc- ers are totally depend- ent on that great un- known. The wonder is that, given all the con- straints, Canada's food production system works at all! But it does, to the advantage of all. The evidence? Here are two simple facts: e Canadians pay about 22 per cent of take-home pay on food, compared with 30 per cent in West Germany and more than 35 per cent in Japan. ¢ Canada is a major food exporter. Unlike food-poor nations, we're not about to run short. It's natural, per- _ haps, for Canadian con- sumers to complain about marketing boards, Crowsnest Pass trans- portation subsidies and other farm-related sup- port programs. After all, the infighting on these and other issues, even among fiercely indepen- dent, outspoken and strong-willed farmers, is widely publicized. But no matter their differences, either with governments, consum- ers or among themsel- ves, this irrepressible group continues to do the farming job as well or better than anyone in the world. And that's a distinction we some- times fail to understand. Toune Cinema Terrace Bay Wed. 28, Thurs. 29, Fri. 30, Sat. 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