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The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) will mark its 40th year with anniversary events in the UK, the Philippines, Colombia and the United States during 2019.Celebrations will
Johnson & Johnson Vision has launched a free nationwide contact lens recycling programme in the UK, enabling consumers to recycle their contact lenses and blister and foil packaging irrespective of
Travellers with harmful intentions may someday soon have their eyes give them away, thanks to new AI technology which detects and analyses involuntary eye movements. On the other hand, innocent
CooperVision has acquired scleral lens manufacturer, Blanchard.“The acquisition further expands our scleral lens portfolio, extending the way we help improve the way people see each day,” said Juan
A study led by Moorfields Hospital researchers in the UK says the sequence in which cataract and trabeculectomy surgery is carried out does not appear to affect trabeculectomy function at five
Researchers in France have developed a simple, largely self-administered, questionnaire which they say effectively assesses risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) without the need for
Most patients withhold information from their doctor, a new study has found.4510 patients participated in two separate but identical surveys. In the respondent group with a mean age of 36, 81%
Researchers say they have developed a contact lens with an integrated LED light, including an ultra-thin silicon microchip, radio‐frequency (RF) antenna for wireless energy transfer, and stretchable
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) experts say they have developed biodegradable lenses for inflammatory eye diseases, which dissolve in minutes in the eye and gradually release a drug
Anti-VEGF eye drops could soon replace injections, revolutionising treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with human trials on the cards for the second half of this year. Scientists at
A team of Australian-Brazilian researchers led by RMIT University in Melbourne has developed an image-processing algorithm that it says can automatically detect fluid on the retina, a key sign of
A significant number of drugs will launch for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration by 2026, says GlobalData.The age-related macular degeneration (AMD) market has been dominated by big
