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Pierre Bessez takes the helm of Marchon Canada
Sunday, August 18 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Marchon International Ltd recently named Pierre Bessez the new Senior Vice-President of Corporate Initiatives In this newly created position,...
Read MoreHelping the blind see
Wednesday, August 14 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Israeli researchers are putting forward a new approach to restore sight to the blind without surgery or implants Many of the degenerative diseases...
Read MoreNew Look Eyewear achieves record results
Monday, August 12 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
New Look Eyewear achieves record sales in the second quarter ended June 29 At $240 million, this represents an increase of 127% over the...
Read MoreWorld’s first trial in ocular regenerative medicine
Sunday, August 11 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The world's first trial in regenerative medicine will be aimed at treating a form of age-related macular degeneration with induced pluripotent stem...
Read MoreFluoroquinolones associated with retinal detachment
Wednesday, August 7 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Health Canada warns against the risks of retinal detachment associated with oral fluoroquinolones Five oral fluoroquinolones are available in...
Read MoreOakley supplies Canadian Olympic team
Monday, August 5 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
As the result of a licensing agreement with the Canadian Olympic Committee, Oakley Canada will be the official supplier of high-performance eyewear...
Read MoreQuebec product in Bausch + Lomb’s portfolio
Sunday, August 4 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Mimetogen, a Montréal pharmaceutical company, has granted Bausch + Lomb an option to license MIM-D3, a treatment for dry-eye syndrome Without...
Read MoreEssilor 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...
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