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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
Eye on the Royal EyesIt has been announced today that a member of the Royal family has recently undergone corrective eye surgery.Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the daughter of The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Granddaughter to The Queen has suffered from Exotropia since a young age. It is believed that she has already undertaken treatment in her infant years. |
Astronomical Advances in Book WritingItalian astronomer Elena Saabi has been proving her mettle by stretching her astronomical expertise outside of the Space Telescope Science Institute and has developed a brand new e-book for visually impaired readers that has been described as " pioneering " work. |
Hong Kong try AlternativeAmblyopia is very common in young children. Lack of use in an eye can result in a squint and the vision does not fully develop. It's a correctable problem however, as long as detection is early otherwise vision problems can remain permanent. |
Warning -Registration RequiredLaw in the United Kingdom states that in order to practice as a dispensing optician or optometrist you must be registered with the General Optical Council. If you are a business with an optical interest or optical stock you must also undertake registration with the Council.This year the registration deadline falls on March 15 for 2014 / 2015. |
Thinking About Your EyesNational Vision Inc. Transitions, Essilor, the Vision Council, Walman Optical, Refac Optical Group, Luxottica and SpecialEyes have teamed up with Gunnar Optiks who produce specialized protection from computer vision syndrome as part of the awareness campaign for public health and education on eyes called Think About Your Eyes. |
Printing our Way to a New HopePiezoelectric printers are providing new hope for retinal repairs after a University of Cambridge study has published preliminary reports of ganglion and glial cells being printed and sustaining their health and survivability to grow in culture. |
Locking Down Your Data |
Hanson's New Years AdviceSo here it is! A new start and with it another three hundred and sixty five days to fill with new experiences, all of them sensory and hopefully memorable for all of the right reasons. This is the time that we make our resolutions to run more, drink less coffee, make more time with our families. |
Nasa Assists In BiomedicsWhile we have been firmly grounded and investing in all that the festive season has had to offer some of you may have had an eye on the news or have been following NASA's Twitter feed following the crew of the International Space Station's Expedition 38 crew who conducted just over an eight hour space walk the day after Boxing Day. |
Festive Menu - Healthy Sight |
Spring Clinicial Trial HopesWhile we are advised to wear sunglasses throughout the year for protection from UV rays in sunshine and snow, there is a percentage of the population that have to wear protective eye wear all of the time due to an eye condition called Aniridia. |
Coffee or Mulled Wine?As I stop for my second cup of coffee this morning on my final dash of Holiday shopping ( more to get out of the rain than anything related to panic buying) I'm only slightly concerned that I won't get to sleep by my self-given curfew on a school night, but studies that have been completed in Washington would have me be more concerned that I might devel |