ODMA Industry Awards return
The Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ODMA) Awards for Excellence initiative is back, four years since the last awards were presented.
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Oral DR treatment advances
Ocuphire Pharma announced its Zeta-1 phase 2 trial showed oral diabetic retinopathy (DR) treatment APX3330 reduced patients’ progression on the diabetic retinopathy severity scale (DRSS) after 24
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Avians in aviators
Bespoke protective ‘sunglasses’ designed for puffins helped researchers demonstrate the birds’ bills fluoresce in ultraviolet (UV) light.
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Trachoma elimination progressing
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the number of people at risk from trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness, fell from 125 million in 2022 to 115.7m in 2023. In 2022,
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Glaukos backs patient-guided exams
Glaukos announced it has entered into a collaboration and marketing agreement with Radius XR, the developers of a diagnostic device to conduct patient-guided vision exams. A Glaukos statement
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B+L buys OTC drops line
Bausch + Lomb (B+L) has acquired Johnson & Johnson Vision’s Blink product line of over-the-counter (OTC) eye and contact lens drops. “There’s a growing need for relieving the symptoms of dry eyes and
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Funky fun
Barcelona-based Woodys has released a fun collection of bold and colourful acetate sunglasses. Gorgeous model Mika (featured here) is a thick acetate with milled and marked angles. It’s equipped with a German five-axis hinge and Carl Zeiss CR39 lenses with high UVA and UVB protection.
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Stars and their eyes… Manute Bol
Manute Bol, a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist, died from acute kidney failure and complications from Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) in 2010 at the age of 47.
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Layered styles
Layered materials enrich Res Rei’s latest sun collection, offering a range of bold acetate styles in stunning colour combinations. Model Petal boasts a perfect juxtaposition of acetate types, with different thicknesses coming together in geometric balance.
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Telemedicine hampered by deprivation
A UK study found persistent non-attendance of ophthalmic telemedicine appointments was associated with underserved populations. Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers conducted an evaluation of 85,924
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#LoveYourEyes photo comp open
The annual International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) World Sight Day photo competition is open for submissions and includes a new category, ‘Love Your Eyes at Work’.
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Continuing education to plug treatment gaps
A US study found an immersive continuing education (CE) initiative resulted in significant knowledge and competence gains among retinal disease care providers and changes in practice-related treatment behaviours.
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