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Where We Will Be Exhibiting 2023

2023 106th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
New Theatre, Worcester College and Randolph Hotel
Stand 14
3rd, 4th and 5th July 2023

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MOS AGM Meeting
Austin Court, Cambridge Street, Birmingham

Friday 6th October 2023

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UKISCRS 47th Annual Meeting
Leonardo City Hotel, London Bridge

1st, 2nd and 3rd November 2023

 

BMEH Bicentennial Scientific Conference
ICC Birmingham

7th to 8th December 2023

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Sightcare Business Conference 2024
Telford International Centre

28th to 29th January 2024

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100% Optical
EXCEL, London

24th to 26th February 2024

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Blogs

 

Allergens Warning

Up to eighteen million British inhabitants are sufferers of the dreaded hayfever and as our summer climes seem to have miraculously found their way to our shores, they are all in full throttle anti-histamine red alert.

Pill Warning

Previous studies have suggested that the hormone oestrogen, a key component of the Pill, might be involved in the development of glaucoma. Glaucoma is caused by a build-up of fluid pressure in the eye, resulting in irreversible damage to the optic nerve.

Depth Perception giving you strain?

My children have been nagging me incessantly for a 3-D TV. But talking to a friend who has been the proud owner of such a device for the last six months, I've heard reports of motion sickness from viewing it.

Track the Spectrum

It has long been understood that children with learning difficulties and in particular autism have great difficulty in keeping eye contact with other people.

Pressure Watch

In the University of Washington research facility, excitement is bubbling about a game changing engineered device that is to give hope to glaucoma sufferers globally.The tiny device that is essentially a pressure sensor can be provided to a patient on an artificial lens that can be administered during a routine cataract surgical procedure.

Army Wear goes Protected

Researchers of scientific eye health and select doctors are forming a partnership with Army research scientists to develop a brand new form of eye protection, or 'eye Armour' for soldiers.Current eye protection goggles used by the military consist of a set of four different lenses that combat debris, sunlight and lasers.

Ireland Healthy Eyes Week

The general rule of thumb for eye tests is that one every twelve months should ward off any unpleasant nastiness and keep your eye sight and eye health regime in good working order. However, for the current population of Ireland, fifty per cent of them haven't set foot in side the office of their optician for two years or more.

Gift keeps Giving

Three per cent of young American children are affected by lazy eye, which in the United States is also the leading cause of monocular blindness. A legacy that has been left by a descendant of the late and great Walt Disney, his daughter, Diane Disney Miller,  has reportedly generated one hundred thousand dollars per annum for the last decade.

Allegation to affect Supplies?

A fraud investigation has been undertaken in the Italian Offices of Medicine after allegations surfaced that the Swiss Pharmaceutical Company Novartis and Roche had attempted a market ploy to increase sales of their eye drug Lucentis by pausing off label use of it's market contemporary Avastin. As a result of these allegations separate investigations are
A Penny Per Lens - Cheaper Contact Lenses?

A Penny Per Lens - Cheaper Contact Lenses?

Unfortunately, the title is a little misleading, or at best, not just yet. However, the implications for a wide range of instruments that rely on lenses within the optometry and optical world are quite significant.
International Glaucoma Association - Action For Sight

International Glaucoma Association - Action For Sight

Through a recent survey, results show that people in the UK are still failing to adequately look after their eyes and vision.

Nanotechnology

A very small pilot study has taken place in Singapore that consisted of just six patients that were volunteers for new nanotech treatment.The study took place at the Nanyang Technological University and with scientists from the Singapore Eye Research Institute together they have been developing a nanotech solution to help combat glaucoma with long term su

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