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Allergan attacks Valeant outright

 In a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Allergan has launched an all-out attack on Valeant, the Canadian pharmaceutical...

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Higher pressure, better vision

 Elevating brain fluid pressure could help prevent vision loss related to conditions such as glaucoma Scientists have found that pressure from the...

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Safer contact lenses

 Contact lenses coated with an antimicrobial peptide could help to lower the risk of eye infections, according to the authors of a paper recently...

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Can coffee protect our eyesight?

 Researchers from Cornell University, in New York State, report that drinking coffee may protect against deteriorating eyesight, even...

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A particularly resistant bacterial strain

 A bacterial strain that causes microbial keratitis shows alarming resistance to contact lens disinfectant solutions In the United Kingdom,...

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Allergan says no to Valeant…which comes back with a better offer

 The Board of Directors at Allergan, the manufacturer of Restasis eye drops, formally rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from Quebec-based...

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Diabetes damages the eye quicker than we think

Researchers from Indiana University have detected new early-warning signs of the loss of sight associated with diabetes “We had not expected to...

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Essilor inaugurates its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe

 Essilor recently inaugurated its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe in Créteil, France, which is described as “the world’s largest...

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Treatment reserved for risk takers

 The British Medical Journal Case Report describes how a man cured an eye lesion by diving head first into a wave at 70 km/h The man had developed...

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The role of optometrists is expanding in Alberta

 Alberta optometrists recently obtained the right to offer more eye services to respond to simple cases They will therefore be able to prescribe...

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