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Cataract surgery improves life expectancy
Sunday, September 22 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Patients who undergo cataract surgery live longer than those who don’t According to an article written by Australian researchers and published...
Read MoreA contact lens for people with AMD
Wednesday, September 18 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A team of researchers from the US and Switzerland has developed a contact lens that may improve vision in AMD patients by offering them a choice...
Read MoreThe nominees for the the 20th Silmo d’Or 2013 are…
Tuesday, September 17 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
The 20th edition of the Silmo d’Or is fast approaching and the organizers just announced the nominees in the different categories We have listed...
Read MoreEssilor International climbs on Forbes’ list
Monday, September 16 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Essilor International is up five spots and now ranks 23rd on Forbes Magazine’s list of the 100 most innovative companies in 2013 For Forbes, the...
Read MoreStatins reduce the risk of cataracts
Sunday, September 15 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A recent meta-analysis contradicts previous ideas about the risks of statins Statins are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world In...
Read MoreTell me what your ethnic background is, I’ll tell you how you see
Wednesday, September 11 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
A new study confirms that different ethnic groups see differently Investigators in California studied 1,501 non-Hispanic white children and 1,507...
Read MoreFYidoctors acquires Vision Source’s Canadian assets and operations
Monday, September 9 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
FYidoctors, a private group based in Alberta with more than 100 locations throughout Canada, has acquired the Canadian assets and operations of...
Read MoreDiagnos could sell its products in India
Sunday, September 8 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Diagnos, a corporation based in Brossard, Quebec, has signed a letter of intent with an Indian partner for the deployment of its tele-ophthalmology...
Read MoreEyecare professionals use astronomy tools
Wednesday, September 4 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
Techniques developed by astronomers are coming closer to optometry and ophthalmology Historically, optometrists and ophthalmologists have focussed...
Read MorePortable eye clinic
Monday, September 2 2013 | 00 h 00 min | News
In Africa, UK researchers are currently testing a set of eye tests based on a smartphone, which could radically change eye health in poorer...
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