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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
See Through The Smoke. Quit The CigarettesCan't see the fire for the smoke? You may end up not being able to see even that if you are a smoker. |
Smartphones Recommended To Visually Impaired PatientsFollowing research into the well being and general quality of life a visually impaired person can expect in comparison to someone with good to excellent eyesight, studies have shown that one thing that many of us take for granted could actually be worth its weight in gold for those who are unable to see perfectly and as such may lead slightly less full li |
Heart Disease Warning Signs Via The EyesLooking into a persons eyes has long been linked with the notion of looking into someones soul. The eyes themselves can portray anger, fear and many other emotions and thoughts without necessarily consciously making the decision to portray that feeling to those around you. |
Diabetes Drug May Help UveitisResearchers have discovered that a common drug already already being used by patients for diabetes could also help treat one of the world's leading causes of blindness, uveitis. The findings were a result of laboratory rat testing and cell-culture experiments. |
Implants Restore Sight To Retinal Pigmentosa SufferersIn the first surgery of its kind in the UK, surgeons have confirmed the successful implant of a microchip into the retina of blind sufferers of retinal pigmentosa, resulting in the restoration of a degree of sight to the patients. |
Eyes Guide To Our WellbeingYou can tell a lot about someone from their eyes. We judge mood and emotion from peoples eyes and it's a popular saying that they are “windows to our soul." But there is a lot more truth in this proverb than you perhaps first thought. |
Benefits of Caffeine For Dry Eye SufferersA new study published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology has shown that increases in caffeine within your diet can increase tear production and as such improve the symptoms of dry eye syndrome. |
Big Savings For Treating Wet AMD With Avastin ApprovalFollowing on from recent reports regarding the current stand off between Novartis and their drug Lucentis and the new but un certified equivalent Avastin, BBC News are reporting that a switch from one drug to the other could not only continue to effectively help prevent blindness in patients with Wet AMD, but could also save the NHS a staggering £84 milli |
Scleritis, The Causes and TreatmentsScleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease can be contracted through association with other diseases of the body. Some of these diseases that are closely linked with scleritis are Wegener's granulomatosis or rheumatoid arthritis. |
European Council of Optometry and Optics Introduce Accreditation SchemeThe ECOO, or European Council of Optometry and Optics have confirmed the introduction of an accreditation scheme which will allow specialists to opt out of all or part of the European Diploma of Optometry. The diploma which is currently recognised as the pinnacle of optometry standards, carries with it a fairly high and off putting price tag. |
Eye Development, Vision And How We AgeFirst 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 continually develops over the first quarter; the first months progression allows them to focus on something up to a metre away, expanding to focusing across a room within another four weeks. |
Eye Health and SupplementsWe 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 we know we aren't receiving through food intake. One of the most important minerals and vitamins for healthy eyes are also the two most common deficiencies in older people, magnesium and vitamin B-12. |