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S.C. voters to decide in 2014 whether to legalize raffles

...raffles out of fear members would get arrested. The drop in revenue means the nonprofit can provide fewer hearing aids, eye surgeries, and vision and hearing screenings."It doesn't affect the club itself. It affects how much good they can do...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-22/sc-voters-decide-2014-whether-legal
Fiscal uncertainty scares taxpayers

...Cooper & Co. CPAs President Jaimie Cooper said people wanting elective medical procedures, such as braces or laser eye surgery, should do so before 2013.Such medical expenses now become deductible after they pass 7.5 percent of someone's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/your-business/2012-11-30/peering-over
Donated placentas could aid others

...site it uses the amniotic membrane or amnion, the innermost membrane, to help heal various wounds.It can be used in eye surgery to replace or patch tissue, in dental treatments to help heal damaged gums, and delivers growth factors and helps...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-02-06/donated-placentas-could-aid-
Rory McIlroy shares the lead at Dubai

...11-under 133 with Donald (68) and 189th-ranked Warren (67).Sergio Garcia, playing for the first time since laser eye surgery, matched the course record with 64 to leave him four shots behind.McIlroy's round could have been even better...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2012-11-23/rory-mcilroy-shares-lead-dub
Braves' Freddie Freeman happy to enter spring at full strength

...managed to play in 147 games, just a season after finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. He considered laser eye surgery but for now plans to stick with contacts. PHILLIES: Manager Charlie Manuel is tired of talking about his contract...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-02-16/braves-freddie-freeman-h
Pharmacy investigated in fungal meningitis outbreak sent drugs to Augusta but hospitals say they are not a concern

...notification only for those who received the compounding center's drugs shipped after May 21 that were injectable or used for eye surgery, or a certain heart transplant drug.Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics received a single dose of a pain...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2012-10-24/pharmacy-investigated-fungal
Ga. PSC candidate ducks debate

...surface.This summer, Wise also declined the club's primary debate. The club read a statement from him saying recent eye surgery prevented him from participating then.There are only two statewide races this year, both for seats on the Public...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2012-10-02/ga-psc-candida
Public Service Commission challengers make cases in debate

...the Atlanta Press Club, which sponsored the forum, represented him with an empty lectern in a similar debate when eye surgery left him unable to participate."Rather than recognize what should have been an excusable medical absence, these...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2012-10-21/public-service
Overtime

...empty-netter with 2:48 to play.? Anaheim Ducks enforcer George Parros will be out for four weeks after having laser eye surgery to fix a torn retina. College BasketballMississippi State opens with winIn Starkille, Miss., Dee Bost scored 23 points...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2011-11-07/overtime
Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care

...such as Botox injections and Lasik eye surgery.About one out of every 11 deals...a 58 percent discount on Lasik eye surgery through Groupon. "It's a better...approached Groupon about listing the eye surgery for $3,000. Groupon, which...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-12-30/uninsured-turn-daily-deal-