Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said.

Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said. (Kyodo)

Menicon releases long-wear contact lens

Menicon releases long-wear contact lens

NAGOYA, Japan - Menicon Co., Japan's leading contact lens manufacturer, releases a long-wear hard contact lens which it says can be worn continuously for up to 30 days. The company says the lens is made from a material that filters oxygen and the lens is shaped with thin edges for comfort in wearing. (Kyodo)

Prosperity

A general compilation of the year 1967. The seats in the House of Representatives remain unchanged after the dissolution of the Black Fog, and distrust of politics increases the strain on society. An old man's suicide note, the state funeral of former Prime Minister Yoshida, the Osaka Detention Center, boxing, wads of cash, date of shooting unknown, release date: December 22, 1967.

Gov't official suspected of taking bribes

Gov't official suspected of taking bribes

OSAKA, Japan - Welfare ministry official Katsutoshi Sumitomo is escorted to Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 26, 2010, for questioning by local police following his arrest on suspicion of accepting bribes from officials of a contact lens sales firm in exchange for ministry information in favor of the firm. (Kyodo)

Olympic scenes: Judoka fixing her contact lens

Olympic scenes: Judoka fixing her contact lens

Japanese over 78-kilogram class judoka Kanae Yamabe fixes her contact lens during a bronze-medal match against Turkey's Kayra Sayit at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo