To the 260,000 U.S. citizens who wear artificial eyes, the war has brought a special headache. The best glass for eyes was made by a German formula, and the U.S. supply of glass eyes is almost exhausted. Since glass eyes deteriorate after a few years, even if they are not broken, wearers feared they might be eyeless for the duration. Last week they heard good news:
> A Louisiana State University ophthalmologist announced that he had developed a plastic eye which he claimed was lighter, more durable than glass.
> Manhattan's Mager & Gougelman, oldest...
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