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Luxottica purchases Glasses.com
Wednesday, January 8 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Luxottica will acquire Glassescom and its virtual try-on technology, currently owned by WellPoint “[We] are announcing the agreement to acquire a...
Read MoreAnother step toward drug delivery through contact lenses
Wednesday, January 8 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Scientists have been talking for a long time about contact lenses able to deliver ocular drugs Now they are getting a little closer to their...
Read MoreNew partnership between FYidoctors and VSP Vision Care
Monday, January 6 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
The FYidoctors network of optometrists and VSP Vision Care Canada have formed a joint venture partnership with the goal of selling eye care...
Read MoreProteins may help slow down AMD progression
Sunday, January 5 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Japanese researchers have shown that a type of protein found in stem cells can reverse, and even prevent, retinal damage related to repetitive...
Read More2013 Retrospective
Sunday, December 22 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
During the holiday season, we invite you to review the important events in our industry over the past year - click on the Retrospective tab We...
Read MoreCorneal cells created from hair cells
Wednesday, December 18 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
French scientist Daniel Aberdam has successfully restored corneal cells using hair cells Thanks to this feat, which took ten years to accomplish,...
Read MoreFrench opticians under pressure
Monday, December 16 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
If it passes, the French government’s draft law on consumer issues may have strong repercussions in the optical industry The French government...
Read MoreRaising awareness of gifts that are dangerous to eyes
Sunday, December 15 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Eyecare professionals should take the opportunity in December to remind their patients that certain toys can represent a danger to their...
Read MoreEye strain: a sign of our times
Wednesday, December 11 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The 2013 edition of the VisionWatch Survey, carried out for The Vision Council, confirms the role that electronic devices play in eye strain Among...
Read MoreAnisometropia is frequent in older adults
Monday, December 9 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A study, the results of which were published in Optometry and Vision Science, shows that anisometropia is more prevalent in older adults The...
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