SightGlass Vision is developing spectacle lenses to slow the progression of nearsightedness or myopia in children, and is enrolling participants in the US and Canada in a clinical trial to test
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced a new year-long collaborative ophthalmology project aimed at reducing waiting times and improving care for people with eye conditions, with a focus on
A stand-alone Health Workforce Directorate (HWD) has recently been created to help strengthen the health workforce, Health Minister Dr David Clark said. “The HWD extends the government’s capability
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
The European Patent Office has granted OcuMedic the patent Contact Drug Delivery System covering the company’s intellectual property for timed-release delivery of drugs directly to the eye through
