News
Excellent third quarter for Valeant
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Financial News
Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals, owner of Bausch + Lomb, among others, recorded its second best quarterly results since it was founded in 1960.
Read MoreAllergan CEO honoured
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Latest News
Allergan CEO David Pyott was ranked the fourth best-performing CEO in the world by Harvard Business Review.
Read MoreTough quarter for Johnson & Johnson in the eye care market
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Financial News
Despite a good quarter for the company in general (sales of US$18.5 billion, up by 5.1% over last year), Johnson & Johnson reported a drop in eye care product sales in the third quarter of 2014.
Read MoreValeant increases offer for Allergan
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Acquisitions
Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals has increased its takeover bid for Allergan from US$50 to nearly US$60 billion.
Read MoreA strong quarter for Essilor
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Financial News
Essilor’s revenue rose to CA$1.59 million in the third quarter of 2014, a 14.5% increase over the same period last year.
Read MoreFLEYE wins Good Design Award 2014
Monday, November 3 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Awards
The Danish company FLEYE wins the Good Design Award 2014, the most prestigious award for design in Japan.
Read MoreEyeCheck shortlisted for prestigious James Dyson award
Wednesday, October 29 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Awards
EyeCheck, a start-up founded by University of Waterloo students, made the final list of 20 entries for the James Dyson Award.
Read MoreA first in Canada: two patients receive the Argus II implant
Monday, October 27 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science
Two patients at the Toronto Western Hospital have become the first in Canada to receive the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis Device.
Read MoreNew sports vision clinic at the University of Waterloo
Thursday, October 23 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Latest News
The School of Optometry & Vision Science now has a clinic to promote sports vision research.
Read MoreImproved access to eye care for Saskatchewan diabetics
Monday, October 20 2014 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science
In Saskatchewan, the government is now fully covering the cost of annual eye examinations for diabetic adults This measure is the result of an...
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