When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy four last year, she started having problems with her 1 , notably dryness and discomfort.
"I was simply 2 a terrible experience, " Ms. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. "I felt so helpless and insecure because the quality of my 3 was affected. "
Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had 4 problems and discovered that they were largely suffering in 5. " Nobody chooses to talk about it because it seems so 6 she said. " But more and more are suffering and lives are being 7.
Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research, 8 at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The research team 9 Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done10 work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising 11 for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman Meyer Zeifman. 12 she has raised $ 110, 000 with another $40, 000 13 .
"I'm trying to get more and more people to 14 that there are solutions（解决办法）said Ms. Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after 15 . "I say there is no old 16 , there's only neglect （忽视）. Don't stand 17 , do something about it. "
Ms. Burdeyney 18 that she is hoping to do more for the research project. "I just want to bring 19 into people eyes and this is just the 20. There is still a long way to go"
