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The ECOO, or European Council of Optometry and Optics have confirmed the introduction of an accreditation scheme which will allow specialists to opt…
First born infants are highly sensitive to light but will not have the ability to focus on or indeed have any kind of colour perception. Their vision…
We know that an all round healthy diet is imperative for our well being and development. Many of us also take supplements to boost those levels that…
Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome are receiving preventative treatment for blindness that has been sourced from newborn fetal membrane. Stevens-…
From April 2012, UK contact lens wearers will be able to hand their hands on the latest HD contact lenses, PureVision2, designed for patients with…
With constant news reports confirming that we are indeed in a double dip recession, it is nice to hear that certain aspects of the economy are…
Following the use of the wet AMD drug Avastin in PCT's around the country, Novartis, the manufacturer of the registered and approved alternative…
Following on from the success of previous years, the National Optometric Conference is again scheduled and in the diary for 2012, and along with a…
Also known as Lazy Eye, amblyopia is a disruption to the normal eye development in children and is a common factor in reduced vision in early years.…
In between the ridiculously heavy showers of my car journey this weekend, I had to deal with blinding sunlight on a wet road. Not easy conditions for…
Research on the causes and thereafter treatment of eye cancers is an ongoing project. As they are less common they provide more of a challenge to…
I have been sat at my iMac (get me) for near on three hours already today. Given that the majority of administrative roles all use computers and…
If you ask me what my biggest downfall is, I'd probably have to say coffee. I'm sure many of our American cousins might also have to concur with me…
Researchers in the States have been exposing mice to low oxygen levels, such as the like you would be submitted to at high altitude to increase the…
Following its approval by the FDA in the USA, the Catalys Precision Laser System which offers improved a vastly laser cataract removal system, has…
Women.
They all like to look attractive and will happily spend pounds on named cosmetics in the hope for the look of eternal youth and film star…
Whenever I hear the phrase 'Botox' I automatically feel myself shudder just a little. It seems the world has gone crazy for the miracle cure to…
I have been looking into diabetes of late as a close family member has been displaying signs of type 2 diabetes and was surprised to see that it can…