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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
Scottish Free Eye Tests Saving NHS Over £400m Per YearSince the introduction of free eye tests in 2006, Scotland has reported an incredible £440m saving for the NHS. |
Bausch & Lomb Takes Over Ophthalmology CompanyThe optical giant Bausch and Lomb have announced the completion of ophthalmology product specialists Ista Pharmaceuticals in a move estimated to be over £300m. |
Increasing Shortfall Of OphthalmologistsWith the world's population living longer through increased life expectancy via improvements in healthy living, medicines and technological breakthroughs, concerns continue to grow that our medical infrastructures are not well enough prepared to deal with many of us living much longer than we had previously dared think. |
Special Effects Contact Lenses From HollywoodWaking up in the morning, especially after a heavy night the evening before is generally not a pretty sight. Whether it is blood shot eyes that you might suffer from or not, your eyes can certainly give away a restless sleep or an overactive night of drinking. |
The Great Outdoors And The Benefits For Your EyesBeing Brits and residents of the United Kingdom, we do have a tendency to be ridiculed by our trans-Atlantic cousins and neighbours on the continent for the dire state of our weather. Be it Summer, Spring, Winter or Autumn our outdoor opportunities always seem to be limited by an ever continuing downpour... or so it would seem. |
$100,000 Incentive For Ocular Imaging Software DesignAn incentive programme has been set up in the United States as new developments in ocular imaging software packages are sought to help improve the way that health services dealing with optics can work. The main focus is to better integrate common functionalities between patients record management and ophthalmic imaging devices. |
Superbugs Have A New Nemesis With Contact Lens UpgradesAntibiotics may soon have an effective alternative in the medical market to assist in the defence against bacteria. Superbugs have already proved some antibiotics useless so this news comes as a welcome breakthrough. |
Risk of Acne Medication and Eye HealthAs a teenager I was blighted by poor eye sight. I hated wearing “goggles” as it interfered with my hobbies. You can't surf or horse ride with glasses very easily, and I felt like my “street cred” had been shredded. So, I converted to contact lenses and its never been an issue for me since. However, then I started to suffer from adult acne. |
Rural Patients More Likely To Slip Through Glaucoma NetLiving in a fairly central, busy area, in a western country such as the UK, it is easy to take for granted that good medical care is available pretty much on tap. |
Stem Cell ResearchI have a friend who just yesterday, underwent a stem cell harvest for her sick brother. I was interested to read this morning that an older woman has completed a brand new cell replacement treatment for restoration of her sight caused by corneal blindness. |
Solar Eclipse Causes Eye DamageA solar eclipse that occurred on Monday in the Far East has led to 16 people in Japan visiting opticians clinics. Of the 16, from six prefectures, four were patients aged between 4 and 8, and the eldest was an 80-year-old woman, the Japanese Ophthalmological Society said. |
Centralised Emergency Eye Care Hitting Patients In The PocketDue to cost cutting exercises across the NHS, the decision was made to centralise all emergency eye care at one hospital in the Worcester region, the Kidderminster Treatment Centre. |