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Allergan attacks Valeant outright
Wednesday, May 28 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
In a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Allergan has launched an all-out attack on Valeant, the Canadian pharmaceutical...
Read MoreHigher pressure, better vision
Monday, May 26 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Elevating brain fluid pressure could help prevent vision loss related to conditions such as glaucoma Scientists have found that pressure from the...
Read MoreSafer contact lenses
Sunday, May 25 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Contact lenses coated with an antimicrobial peptide could help to lower the risk of eye infections, according to the authors of a paper recently...
Read MoreCan coffee protect our eyesight?
Wednesday, May 21 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Researchers from Cornell University, in New York State, report that drinking coffee may protect against deteriorating eyesight, even...
Read MoreA particularly resistant bacterial strain
Monday, May 19 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
A bacterial strain that causes microbial keratitis shows alarming resistance to contact lens disinfectant solutions In the United Kingdom,...
Read MoreAllergan says no to Valeant…which comes back with a better offer
Wednesday, May 14 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
The Board of Directors at Allergan, the manufacturer of Restasis eye drops, formally rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from Quebec-based...
Read MoreDiabetes damages the eye quicker than we think
Monday, May 12 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Researchers from Indiana University have detected new early-warning signs of the loss of sight associated with diabetes “We had not expected to...
Read MoreEssilor inaugurates its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe
Sunday, May 11 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Essilor recently inaugurated its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe in Créteil, France, which is described as “the world’s largest...
Read MoreTreatment reserved for risk takers
Wednesday, May 7 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
The British Medical Journal Case Report describes how a man cured an eye lesion by diving head first into a wave at 70 km/h The man had developed...
Read MoreThe role of optometrists is expanding in Alberta
Monday, May 5 2014 | 00 h 00 min | News
Alberta optometrists recently obtained the right to offer more eye services to respond to simple cases They will therefore be able to prescribe...
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