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March 14, 2016April 24, 2018

Take Off With Carrera 113/S

An iconic reinvented pilot frame is the core of the new Carrera signature Maverick collection. This feather-light laser cut frame in stainless steel is complemented with a matte finish, matching the heritage with the contemporary.

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March 11, 2016April 24, 2018

Study Finds Link Between ADHD and Vision Problems

A survey of 75,000 children, conducted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and published in Optometry and Vision Science, shows that children with vision impairment uncorrectable through glasses or contacts are at nearly double the risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

“Uncorrectable” vision problems, including colour blindness, lazy eye, and other impairments, were associated with a 15.6% risk of ADHD, compared with 8.3% for normal vision, though the researchers caution that the results of the study do not mean that vision problems cause ADHD.

“Because we do not know if the relationship is causal, we have no recommendations for prevention,” Dawn DeCarlo, O.D., director of the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and lead investigator of the study, said. “I think it is more important that parents realize that children with vision problems may also have attention problems and that both require professional diagnosis and treatment.”

Further information: https://www.uab.edu/news/innovation/item/7038-new-study-shows-link-between-adhd-and-vision-impairment-in-children

March 10, 2016April 24, 2018

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March 9, 2016April 24, 2018

ZEISS Expands OCT Portfolio for Small Eye Care Practices with Primus 200

PRIMUS 200 is a versatile optical coherence tomography (OCT) system designed to help eye care providers expand their practices and raise their level of clinical care. As OCT is the standard of care for many types of eye diseases, PRIMUS, with key applications for the posterior and anterior segment of the eye, enables practices to broaden their in-house services to a greater range of patients.

The Primus 200 is available to order in Canada and many countries in Europe. The device is not approved for sale in the United States.

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March 9, 2016April 24, 2018

Optometry Giving Sight Announces New Global Board

(Sydney, Australia)- Optometry Giving Sight has announced the consolidation of its Global Board and Global Development Board, creating a new Board structure with 11 members. The new members are:

Dr. Glenn Ellisor – Executive Chairman, Vision Source
Marc Ferrara – CEO Information Services, Jobson Medical Information
Pat McNeil – Chief Communications Officer, VSP Global
Dr. Howard Purcell – Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group, Essilor of America
Dr. Alan Ulsifer – President and Chair, FYidoctors
Dr. Rick Weisbarth – VP Professional Affairs, Alcon

They join:

Dr. Juan Carlos Aragon (Chairperson) – Senior Vice President, Southern & Central Eastern Europe, CooperVision
Peter Ackland – CEO, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Dr. Susan Cooper – Immediate Past President, World Council of Optometry
Amanda Davis – COO, Brien Holden Vision Institute – Public Health
Yvette Waddell – COO, Brien Holden Vision Institute

“I am delighted to welcome these esteemed leaders of our profession and industry as members of the Global Board of Optometry Giving Sight, and to thank them for their efforts over recent years as members of our Development Board,” said Dr. Aragon. “In this new role they will join me and the founding members in helping to ensure that Optometry Giving Sight continues to play a leadership role in mobilizing resources for sustainable eye and vision care services to benefit people in need.”

Dr. Aragon also thanked outgoing Board members, Professor Kovin Naidoo, CEO – Brien Holden Vision Institute, Bob McMullan, President – International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, and UK practitioner Robert (Bob) Chappell, for their service over recent years.

The announcement follows the first meeting of the new Board which was held on February 4^th and which approved $1.5 million of funding for 39 Projects in 24 countries. These include support for Schools of Optometry in Haiti, Nicaragua, Mexico, Vietnam, Malawi, Eritrea, Mozambique, Kenya and Uganda.

Other funded projects include training programs for optometrists, optometric technicians and ophthalmologists; child eye health programs; community education and advocacy.

“We continued to receive outstanding support from our donors and sponsors throughout the world, and especially in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland and Norway,” said Dr. Aragon. “This enables us to support the many high impact projects being undertaken by our project partners and which are transforming the lives of tens of thousands of people each year.”