Electrical stimulation reduces CBS hallucinations
Using scalp electrodes to stimulate the visual cortex, UK researchers said they reduced the frequency of visual hallucination in Charles Bonnet syndrome patients.
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Carving a milestone
To mark 60-plus years as a family optometry business, Michael Warner, dispensing optician and co-owner of Fitzroy Optometrists in New Plymouth, has carved a spectacular sculpture.
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Exposure for World Sight Day
The IAPB announced Kwame Yeboah’s ‘Eye Screening at Jukwa, Ghana’ as the professional winner of its World Sight Day 2022 photo competition.
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WM favourites
A William Morris sunglass top pick is the bold and wide frame, SU10064. This oversized cat-eye shape will transition well into the winter months. Available in green and pink.
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The twilight zone
I may have mentioned it before, but I am getting on a bit, and the use-by date is creeping into consideration. I've suspected for some time that I will soon join the 'total blindies’, and once that happens there's a risk of feeling isolated. I'm not wired to be a Champagne Charlie, but ending up as
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield appointed UoA professor
Former director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will join Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland (UoA) as a professor in the School of Population Health
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EssilorLuxottica and Ferrari renew partnership
EssilorLuxottica and Ferrari have renewed their partnership with a multi-year agreement, allowing the global eyewear company to continue to design, produce and market eyewear products featuring the
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Stars and their eyes… Benjamin Dreyfuss
American journalist and actor Benjamin Dreyfuss, eldest son of award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, was born with Peters’ anomaly, a rare genetic eye disorder which, despite many operations, left him blind in his left eye.
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Mido launches sustainability award
In a bid to honour sustainability efforts in the eyewear industry, Mido has launched a Certified Sustainable Eyewear Award for the most sustainable glasses and cases from Europe and the rest of the
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Water-free DED treatment nears approval
Novaliq has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for CyclASol, which it describes as a first-of-its-kind anti-inflammatory product for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).
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Myopia Profile and EssilorLuxottica renew partnership
EssilorLuxottica and Myopia Profile is continuing its partnership to address the growing need for best-practice myopia management among optometrists to halt the global increase in myopia prevalence in
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British eyewear merger
British eyewear companies International Eyewear and Inspecs have merged to introduce more brands and improve service delivery. Inspecs’ brand portfolio includes Superdry, O’Neill, Caterpillar,
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