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Central Ohio’s premierinformation source News Sports Business InterAct Life / Arts Services Quick fix for nearsightedness 20-minute operation adds a permanent contact lens for instant vision upgrade Friday, March 03, 2006 Misti Crane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Unless something was an inch or two from Esther Black’s eyes, it was a blur.

With glasses, her vision still wasn’t terrific, and contacts irritated her eyes.

Black, an Ohio State University art student, said the quality of her prints — which often incorporate images of eyes — has suffered because of her impaired depth perception.

Yesterday, the 23-year-old was eager for a fix and became one of the first in the country to have a new type of permanent contact lens implanted in her right eye.

The lens, for people who are moderately to severely nearsighted, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in December.

The surgery costs about $3,500 per eye and is typically not covered by insurance.

A handful of ophthalmologists, including Dr.

Richard Erdey, who performed Black’s surgery and has studied the lens since 1998, have begun using it.

By April, it is expected to be widely av...

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"Win one for the Gipper."Greer said the three candidates would be seated "living-room style" on stage with state Rep.

Beth Harwell (former state GOP chair) as moderator."We've crafted three to four questions, and they're pretty hard-hitting," Greer said.

"As you know ...

local folks are fiscally conservative.

We're going to ask the candidates what they intend to do in that area."Each candidate will get the chance to go first.

There will be no formal rebuttal, "but you know how a candidate can start his next answer by going back to the previous question," Greer said.

"We're proud of the way this thing has come together, and we think it's created a lot of excitement."The candidates are all looking to take the seat being vacated by Majority Leader Bill Frist.Jackson native Bryant and Hilleary, who is from Murfreesboro, each served four terms in the House from 1995-2003.Bryant lost to Lamar Alexander in the 2002 GOP Senate primary race, while Hilleary ran for governor and lost to Phil Bredesen.Corker served as mayor of Chattanooga from 2001-2005.On the Democratic said, Congressman Harold Ford Jr.

will face state Sen.

Rosalind Kurita in the primary.Visit jacksonsun.com and share your thoughts.- Pete Wickham, 425-9668 Originally published March 3, 2006 Print this article Email this to a friend Subscribe Now Hilleary If you go The Madison County Republi...

... The Enquirer - Krivsky's got right vision for the Reds Subscribe Now Friday, March 3, 2006 Krivsky's got right vision for the Reds New GM knows what it takes to build winner LAKELAND, Fla.

- His eye was bothering him.

Wayne Krivsky had the laser surgery in January, and now one of his eyes had gone fuzzy.

How do you watch ballplayers with one good eye?

Is that why the Reds haven't developed any decent starting pitchers since the Ford administration?

"They told me not to rub it," said the Reds' newest general manager.

"Maybe I rubbed it in my sleep."He seems to do better with big pictures.

We're not yet ready to declare Reds CEO Bob Castellini as an owner who Gets It - let's see if he stays the course when the course includes a reef, some land mines and 75 wins - but he got it right with Krivsky.

The bones of Krivsky's career are solid.

The bloodline is good: eight years as assistant general manager of the Minnesota Twins, making chicken salad.

An apprenticeship under Twins GM ...