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IRIS partners with Nikon

IRIS The Visual Group announced that it has partnered with Nikon to launch MyLabTM, an integrated Nikon-Iris laboratory Since IRIS opened a lab in...

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Vision test used to diagnose concussions

 A simple vision test performed on the sidelines may help determine whether athletes have suffered a concussion The King-Devick test usually takes...

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Ocuco acquires EMRlogic

 Ocuco, the company behind the Acuitas Practice Management System (Acuitas PMS) and the Innovations Lab Management System (LMS), has acquired...

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Google Glass transforms surgery

 A French surgeon used the Google Glass to allow a physician located 10,000 km away to observe an operation as if he were on site Dr Philippe...

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Live from Mido : Aspex gets worldwide distribution for the BMW eyewear brand

The Aspex Group just signed with the German company BMW a worldwide distribution agreement for its eyewear collection Aspex and BMW had already...

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Multivitamins to decrease cataract risk

 A US study shows that multivitamins may lower cataract risk, but do not have the same effect on macular degeneration The researchers followed...

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Kodak lenses to be distributed in Canada by Riverside Opticalab

Signet Armorlite and Riverside Opticalab have signed a distribution agreement for Kodak lenses in Canada The agreement takes effect February...

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Essilor buys Coastal.com

Essilor has entered into an agreement with Coastal Contacts Inc to acquire Coastalcom, a transaction worth about $430 million The purchase price of...

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Half as many cases of glaucoma progressing to blindness

 The probability of glaucoma leading to blindness has fallen by half since 1980, according to a study published in Ophthalmology In the last 34...

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Slow the progression of AMD: go to the gym!

 Moderate aerobic exercise helps to preserve the structure and function of damaged retinal nerve cells, and could therefore slow the progression of...

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