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OPTOMETRIST KOH LIANG HWEE, referring to Tuesday's report, 'Better eyesight for kids? Let them go out and play', which hypothesised that outdoor activity may help prevent myopia. He says that while parents understand the damage the sun can do to their children?s skin and apply sunscreen, many are less informed about the need to protect their children?s eyes from harmful, invisible UV rays emitted by the sun. Worse, he says, children have larger pupils than adults which allow much more light to penetrate their eyes. Parents should invest in sunglasses for their children and schools should insist that students wear them during outdoor activities, he advises.
FLYER BY NIGHT
'I don't seem to see it moving.'
ISHWAR MAHTANI, who describes the Singapore Flyer as an attractive sight, especially at night when it is lighted. He asks if its apparent immobility whenever he drives past is owing to a lack of customers, or merely an optical illusion.
HDB VERSUS PRIVATE MANAGERS
'An objective way would be for the Government to invite tenders from private estate managers.'
PHILLIP ANG KENG HONG, suggesting a way to determine if current service and conservancy charges in Housing Board estates are high
FOR SAFETY'S SAKE
'It should be written in Chinese, Bangladeshi or in whatever language of those who need to understand it most.'
CHAN SIEW LEONG, who says that most worksite safety signs are not as effective as they can be because they are in English, a language many foreign construction workers do not understand
