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At Google, the future of optics is now
Monday, April 28 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Google continues its development of an Internet-connected contact lens, and a recent patent shows that this initiative is increasingly...
Read MoreOcular complications after bone marrow transplant
Sunday, April 27 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Children who have undergone bone marrow transplantation have a higher risk of developing ocular complications and should receive special follow-up...
Read MoreMajor AMD breakthrough
Wednesday, April 23 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
A team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland, have made a major breakthrough that could lead to new AMD therapies The scientists...
Read MoreSuccessful debut for Optrafair London
Monday, April 21 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Optrafair, the British optical-eyewear show was held for the first time in London this year Held from April 11 to 13 in West Kensington, the...
Read MoreColour blindness more prevalent in Caucasian boys
Wednesday, April 16 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
A US study shows that young Caucasian boys are at the highest risk of being colour blind Researchers from the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease...
Read MoreEyes filled with fear
Monday, April 14 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Why do our eyes widen in fear and narrow in disgust Researchers tried to answer this question The team of researchers, led by Adam Anderson, a...
Read MoreOrganizers are already making changes for next year’s VEE
Sunday, April 13 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
The Galleria and The Underground will both be relocated to the Level 3 exhibition hall of the New York Jacob Javits Center for Vision Expo East...
Read MoreHalf as many cases of blindness in high-income countries
Wednesday, April 9 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Rates of blindness have fallen by 50% in high-income countries since 1980, and the primary cause has changed from cataract to AMD, according to a...
Read MoreVision Expo East sets a new attendance record
Monday, April 7 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Attendance at the 2014 Vision Expo East was up 6% over 2013, with the New York event breaking its previous attendance record set in 2012 The...
Read MoreM2L launches consumer magazine
Sunday, April 6 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
M2L inc recently launched the first optical-eyewear magazine for Canadian consumers Distributed in optometrists’ and dispensing opticians’...
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