Blogs

Here are all the latest news and blogs that we think you might be interested in.

If you are one of those people who has recently been wondering whether you have a diagnosis for sleep apnea it would be worth noting that in addition…
The South American country of Columbia is celebrating becoming the first in the world to successfully eradicate onchocerciasis from their shores. The…
In an amendment to current labeling of products, the British Contact Lens Association have begun implementing a new design by Irenie Ekkeshis to…
The road safety charity Brake have this week launched a campaign aimed at encouraging motorists to have frequent eye and vision tests to ensure that…
A mobile eye hospital loaded with multinational ophthalmologists and eye care specialists, and the only one of it's kind at that, is scheduled to…
The requirement as an aging population for domiciliary care for eye health is a concern for health professionals as it is a figure that will…
An NHS Hospital in the Wirral that already hosts an exclusive cancer therapy has been provided with funding of a third of a million pounds to update…
A recent Big Lottery Fund Grant has been awarded to Action for Blind People who are working on a new project in Nottingham, Leicester and Derby…
Welcoming news for patients diagnosed with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy has come from researchers who have developed a new way to destroy…
The condition Aniridia, is a somewhat uncommon one, a genetic disorder, and a danger to your sight, it is perhaps a condition that should not be…
Following on from the success of recent Optrafair exhibitions, the forthcoming London event at the Olympia complex is garnering huge interest, not…
Studies are continuous across the field of optometry and ophthalmic research and glaucoma is a popular and persistent contender for study news…
It is all to easy to dismiss the common signs of aging. Aches and pains are par for the course are they not? How would you react then, to distorted…
It has been suggested that cholesterol-lowering drugs might help reduce the impact of age-related diseases like macular degeneration. Research in…
A new approach to study the neuroplasticity of our brains in the treatment of adult amblyopia has been researched in Asia. A study has been carried…
Another option for sight restoration therapy which excludes stem cell based procedures has been investigated by the University of Bath and a team of…
The restoration of sight is a sci- fantasy for many patients suffering from degenerative eye disease. But maybe, for not much longer, as human stem…
There is speculation about how much evidence there currently is to determine best screening and diagnosis methods for glaucoma. Especially for those…