Trachoma, at the time of the film a widespread disease in isolated areas of America, is shown. Intertitles state: "In America trachoma occurs chiefly among native Indians and isolated white folk". A line of white people in a rural place, all with trachoma, are shown. We then see close-up shots of a granulated eyelid, the early stage of trachoma, followed by a shot of a man with advanced trachoma. A public health nurse is shown driving a car down a bumpy track to visit a man with a trachoma. He lives in extreme poverty in a wooden shack with a large family. The nurse examines the eyelids of all the children. The family is then re-housed and is shown in a proper wooden house with the children playing outside and picking flowers. Next we see close-up shots of eye conditions that affect the elderly such as glaucoma and cataract, both of which are shown in close-up in an elderly person. The viewer is encouraged to get visual disturbances checked out immediately. Good eyesight is described as being an asset to learning and earning a living - children are shown at school, men in a studio working on [technical?] drawings, printing and making a silver tray. Women work on a switchboard and an engraver works on a jug. Good eyesight is also promoted as a gateway to an appreciation of the beauty of the world - shots of beautiful landscapes are shown.