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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
Seeing StarsA startling news report from the United States has surfaced that records the development of a star- shaped cataract after a man was electrocuted while working.An experienced forty two year old electrician suffered a crippling 14,000 volt shock at his left shoulder and had to persevere the development of the bizarre cataract for a full four months before h |
Pill Pressure - the Three Year RuleFollowing a study at the American Academy of Ophthalmology of three thousand women over the age of forty lead professor Lin from San Francisco reports that women who had been prescribed and taking the contraceptive pill were at higher risk of glaucoma. |
Pricey but a Game StopperAn expensive but exciting new prosthesis has now entered the global optometry market from developers in Switzerland. In a small operation where the wall of the eye is opened to house an implant the wearer is then provided with a pair of glasses that house more technology that films what is being seen in front of them. |
Sight on Great Reviews!The theme for many years in the marketing industry and especially advertising has been to put a well known face at the forefront of a campaign for endorsement or with someone that has an interest or attachment to the product or service in question. |
AMD Monitoring CallDespite the arrival of new and effective treatments for patients suffering with age related macular degeneration the Macular Society and Royal College of Ophthalmologists have expressed their concerns in a recent study, that patients are still being put at considerable risk of sight loss due to unacceptable waiting times for treatment in clinics. |
Sharp Results from shARPA recent New Year shARP interview has fed back findings that there is a serious lack of knowledge amongst British citizens as to the most common cause of blindness in our country. |
Moorfield on the Move |
Not All Lasers are GoodParents and carers will be minded to hear that there is concern within the ophthalmology industry about some of the laser novelty toys that are currently within the market. |
Sugar AlertsEncouraging news for the millions of diagnosed diabetic patients worldwide comes from the results of Googles' own top secret X Lab who have announced that further to eighteen months research and testing, a contact lens has been developed which will "read" a patients blood sugar levels.Traditionally, diabetics have to undergo the discomfort and inconvenie |
Success over XmasJust before the festive holiday we wrote about the initiative to care for the vision of the Homeless in and around our capital. |
CHM Therapy Surprises ResearchersThe Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at University Oxford have reported surprising results following gene therapy clinical trials for choroideremia.In a trial set up to test the safety aspect of the therapy they were pleased and surprised to witness a calculable improvement in some of the test subjects' vision.Over the course of two years, one member |
Winter BluesYesterday brought the hard frost and thick ice to my part of the world. I envied not, the team of builders that are working for me, for despite the beanie hats and jackets the bare hands left a lot to be desired working with wet cement and the likes. |