News

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

Click here to register

MOS AGM Meeting
Austin Court, Cambridge Street, Birmingham

Friday 6th October 2023

View programme / Register

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

Click here to register

Sightcare Business Conference 2024
Telford International Centre

28th to 29th January 2024

Click here to book now

100% Optical
EXCEL, London

24th to 26th February 2024

Click here to register


 

Blogs

 

Hanson Instruments | Hanson Instruments sponsor specialist Keratoconus symposium, 10th – 12th October

Hanson Instruments sponsor specialist Keratoconus symposium, 10th – 12th October

Hanson Instruments are delighted to be supporting Ken Pullum again this year at the latest Keratoconus & scleral lens symposium at the Hertford Optometry and Contact Lens Practice, The Castle, Hertford, Herts, SG14 1HR. on the 10th, 11th & 12th October.
Hanson Instruments | ESCRS Conference September 2018

ESCRS Conference, Vienna 22nd – 26th September 2018

The 36th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) will take place between the 22-26 September 2018 in the Reed Messe Exhibition and Congress Centre, Vienna, Austria.
Hanson Instruments

Optometry Scotland Welcomes Nicola McElvanney As New Chair

Optometry Scotland have announced their new chair as optometrist Nicola McElvanney, who will replace the outgoing David Bonellie in the role.
Hanson Instruments

National Glaucoma Awareness Week 2015 - Regular Eye Testing For Drivers

With National Glaucoma Awareness Week 2015 upon us, further calls are being made by industry leading optical specialists in regards to the need for regular sight tests in the UK for drivers, following concerning statistics that almost 20% of the over 45's in the country have failed to visit their local opticians for a sight test in the last five years.
Hanson Instruments

Google Design Biometric Contact Lens Eye Product

Technology giant Google has been successful in its filing of a patent for its latest design, a contact lens that uses biometric scanning for authentication purposes.
Hanson Instruments

Phantom Eye Syndrome - Eye Cancer Patients 'See' Without Eyes

With similar results to sensations felt by amputees following the loss of limbs, a recent study has shown that many patients who have lost an eye through cancer, feel pain or the ability to 'see' despite the loss of their physical eye. The study by Liverpool University reported that over 40% of those researched experienced phantom eye syndrome.
Hanson Instruments

Can Metformin Hydrochloride Reduce Risk Of Glaucoma?

A research project, jointly initiated at the American universities of Michigan and Indiana, believes it has found a link between the drug metformin hydrochloride and a reduced risk of developing open angle glaucoma. The drug itself is actually a common treatment for sufferers of diabetes type 2.
Hanson Instruments

Peek - The Portable Eye Test Smartphone App

Peek, a smartphone application which has been used as an alternative to more traditional test charts during an eye examination, has been hailed as being as reliable as using a chart based system following a research project which correlated the results of a Peek test in comparison to a repeated eye clinic exam, just days apart from each other.
Hanson Instruments

World Council Of Optometry Moves From UK To US

Currently based in the United Kingdom, the World Council of Optometry has announced plans to move from London to St Louis in the United States of America.
Hanson Instruments

Masters In Optometry Course To Launch At Portsmouth University

A new optometric couse is due to launch in 2016 at the University of Portsmouth. The forthcoming Masters in Optometry will be a four year degree at the university and it is hoped to have influences from sources such as the General Optical Council and College of Optometrists.
Hanson Instruments

Link Between Eye Health And Dyslexia Seemingly Dismissed

A recent study in the eye health sector has seemingly dismissed a theory that poor vision could be behind the onset of dyslexia in children. There has been a thought process that dyslexia may in fact have a direct link or indeed be a consequence of poor visual abilities.
Hanson Instruments

Eye Exam Statistics See A Dramatic Rise In Scotland

A 29% rise in eye exams performed in Scotland shows that numbers have increased from 1.58 million in 2006/7 to 2.04 million in 2013/14, which is now officially a record high.

Pages