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Essilor acquires Transitions Optical
Monday, July 29 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Essilor International announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the 51% stake in Transitions Optical owned by PPG The French giant...
Read MoreBionic eye no longer mere science fiction
Wednesday, June 26 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
In the 1970s, the American television series “The Six Million Dollar Man” chronicled the adventures of Steve Austin, a hero with a bionic eye...
Read MoreOcular dryness – the new Klondike for pharmaceutical companies
Monday, June 24 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The firm GlobalData predicts that the market value of drugs for dry eye syndrome will triple over the next 10 years According to GlobalData, this...
Read MoreHope in treatment for metastatic uveal melanoma
Wednesday, June 19 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
For the first time, a drug has a real positive impact on patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, a disease often qualified as “untreatable” The...
Read MoreSunburned eyes – even more painful
Monday, June 17 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Protection against UV rays is important all year long However, the arrival of sunny summer days is an ideal time for eyecare professionals to remind...
Read MoreThe retina: a window to the brain
Sunday, June 16 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The size of retinal blood vessels may indicate brain health, which could help detect early signs of dementia and other cognitive...
Read MoreNew layer of the cornea discovered
Friday, June 14 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Eyecare professionals will need to revisit their understanding of the human eye, as scientists at the University of Nottingham recently discovered a...
Read MoreFendi arrives at Safilo, Marc Jacobs stays
Thursday, June 13 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Safilo has signed a nine-year licensing agreement with Fendi for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of Fendi optical frames and...
Read MoreRelearning to see
Monday, June 10 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Perceptual learning techniques could help older people with central vision loss, according to an article published in Optometry and Vision...
Read MoreSide effects of drugs for glaucoma
Sunday, June 9 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Prostaglandin analogues, drugs which lower intraocular pressure, are often prescribed to people with glaucoma However, a recent study found that they...
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