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The Hand-Painted Art of Okia’s New HDA® Collection

“Hand painted with glossy” is the name of the latest HDA® collection launched by OKIA.

In this unique collection each frame design becomes an art piece through the combination of hand painted graphics with glitter.

Any kind of hand painted pattern – such as flowers, stars or geometrical shapes – can be showed on the acetate temples with an extremely vivid effect and in different glitter colours, according to the individual taste of each customer.

HDA® Technology is already widely renowned as an extraordinary technology that allows the realization of unlimited colours and lifelike patterns on acetate frames.

www.okia.com

One in Four Toronto Homeless Have Vision Problems

A survey by Saint Michael’s Hospital in Toronto found that 25% of homeless people have vision problems, rising to 35% when other eye abnormalities are included. This is four times higher than the North American average.

Of the respondents in need of vision care, 40% would benefit from glasses or contact lenses while 8% required urgent referral to an ophthalmologist. One in three respondents had been previously diagnosed with vision problems.

61 respondents had worn prescription glasses in the past. 43 reported that their glasses had been lost, stolen or broken and could not afford a replacement.

Researchers recommend introducing mobile eye screening centres, which include free eye exams and corrective eyewear. Similar programs have been successful in the United States, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica and South Africa.

Only 14% of those surveyed had visited an ophthalmologist or optometrist within the last year compared with 41% of the general population. 89% of respondents expressed an interest in free eye exams.

For more information: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150205123111.htm

Chloé Brings in 70s Sunwear Appeal

Retro style will be the rage this summer and Chloé brings it with elegance, grace, femininity and a contemporary edge.

The Pilot, CE118S, is an iconic metal aviator with a chic twist featuring metal accents that complement the gold frame. Eria, CE117S, has a retro inspired round style with a contemporary contrast of silver metal embellishments on a gold frame. Carlina, CE119S, offers vintage charm and contemporary appeal, as it evolves into a butterfly shape with unique concentric circles.

Available through Marchon Eyewear: http://www.marchon.com/

A Vaccine Against Eye Cancer

Researchers are currently testing a vaccine that improves the chances of recovery of patients with ocular tumors by stimulating their immune response.

Choroidal melanoma is the most common ocular malignancy. If it is not treated quickly enough, metastases develop and can cause death. Researchers at the University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany, have developed a vaccine to prevent the development of metastases.

Dendritic cells typically trigger the immune response after recognizing a threat. However, in cancer patients, the tumor often blocks the immune response. The new vaccine contains custom dendritic cells and triggers the immune response, which delays or prevents the formation of metastases.

Right now, 200 German patients involved in the study of the vaccine.

 

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