The article presents a study on the eye examinations of 350 Asian school children in Mwanza, Tanzania, conducted by the Biochemistry Nutrition Division of the East African Institute for Medical Research. The study found that apart from refractive errors, there was almost no eye disease among the children. The data on their heights and weights were compared with a similar study conducted by Pandse in Poona, India, revealing that the Mwanza children were generally taller and heavier than the Maratha children. The researchers hypothesize that this difference is due to better living conditions in East Africa. The refraction data showed a higher proportion of emmetropic and near-emmetropic eyes, with a myopic excess and a longer myopic tail. Mixed astigmatism and anisometropia were present in a small percentage of the children. The study also examined the presence of water cleft opacities in the lens, finding a slightly lower incidence in the Mwanza children compared to African children. The article also covers other topics, including a review of the January 1961 issue of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, which includes papers on finite automata, computer sorting, and generating pronounceable names. It discusses the Pontide Paradox, a geological hypothesis about the Black Sea region, and the prehistory of Japan, with findings from research in Hokkaido. Finally, it mentions the schedule of meetings for the Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development and the Field Studies Council's summer and autumn courses.The article presents a study on the eye examinations of 350 Asian school children in Mwanza, Tanzania, conducted by the Biochemistry Nutrition Division of the East African Institute for Medical Research. The study found that apart from refractive errors, there was almost no eye disease among the children. The data on their heights and weights were compared with a similar study conducted by Pandse in Poona, India, revealing that the Mwanza children were generally taller and heavier than the Maratha children. The researchers hypothesize that this difference is due to better living conditions in East Africa. The refraction data showed a higher proportion of emmetropic and near-emmetropic eyes, with a myopic excess and a longer myopic tail. Mixed astigmatism and anisometropia were present in a small percentage of the children. The study also examined the presence of water cleft opacities in the lens, finding a slightly lower incidence in the Mwanza children compared to African children. The article also covers other topics, including a review of the January 1961 issue of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, which includes papers on finite automata, computer sorting, and generating pronounceable names. It discusses the Pontide Paradox, a geological hypothesis about the Black Sea region, and the prehistory of Japan, with findings from research in Hokkaido. Finally, it mentions the schedule of meetings for the Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development and the Field Studies Council's summer and autumn courses.