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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
DVLA BidThe DVLA has awarded a bid for a vision testing service to the high street chain giant of Specsavers to much disappintment and comment from industry participants. The advertisement for a cross - sector bid was first promoted in the summer of last year. |
Owen to Run for Eye ResearchA welcome boost from the support of celebrities and personalities never does any harm when raising awareness and promoting health and charity events. One such celeb from the world of sport who is doing just that this year in aid of the UK's Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is the former England Striker Michael Owen who is hoping that his participation in th |
Allies in the EUA call for lobbyists around the EU has been made to activate a better platform for great vision and eye health across the continent.The European Parliamentary Elections manifesto and the European Coalition for Vision are launching this week at the seat in Strasbourg.This manifesto being presented by MEP's across the EU calls on the European Parliament to |
Research Requests from SheffieldDespite many years of research and laboratory study vascular uveal melanoma is an aggressive cancer of the eye that notes almost five hundred new cases being diagnosed every year in the U.K.The melanoma affects the uvea and the iris as tumours develop from the colour pigment cells. |
Africa Recieve British AssistanceA British eye specialist that treats younger children and infants with the condition Retinoblastoma here in Britain has been researching the steady onset of this condition over in the Sub- Sahara region of Africa where results from studies indicate that a virus may well be responsible for the increased occurrences in small children there. |
World Forum for World HealthA Global Forum to discuss Human Resources for Health has taken place in Brazil and the World Council for Optometry were participants to assist in coordinating and liaising with various health organisations to dissect and understand the health care system within Brazil and to promote the optometric field.The event was put together and coordinated with the |
Petition to Lobby New CourseThere has been a call from students and existing professionals in the eye industry for a cap to be placed on a brand new optometry course being run at the Hertfordshire University as it is speculated that by running the course the release of graduates will flood an already over saturated optometry jobs market. |
For Parents and CarersThe warning to parents and carers of young children is that it is their ignorance of the severity of childhood Vision problems that can lead to developing long term issues in later life. |
UCL in Rod BreakthroughUniversity College London has reported success in the transplant of human cells into rats that have lost their vision.The cells were farmed from the donations of deceased members of the public who left their bodies to advance medical science upon their passing.The cells harvested for the study were an adult stem cell named Muller glia which are able to tr |
Google RangeAfter the much anticipated hype of the Google Glasses , the end of last month saw Google reveal a brand new range of ophthalmic frames which have been called the Titanium range.Collaborating with the eye care insurers VSP Global, together they are proving how exciting glass is becoming in the redevelopment of eye related industry and optical related tech |
Researching MutantsThe first potential treatment drugs for Glaucoma have been tested by an American Research Facility in Atlanta. In a study published at the end of last year the findings are the result of a collaborative effort between Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, and South Florida University. |
Under PressureMost people at risk for developing glaucoma due to high eye pressure do not need treatment, at least in the early stages. These are the findings of a scaled multicenter study, and they could be just the beginning of a new approach to Ocular Hypertension research and it's treatment. |