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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
Zioptan Glaucoma Drug Approved In The USAFollowing a two year trial period by the US Food and Drug Administration, the drug Zioptan has been approved for use in treating patients and sufferers of the eye condition open-angle glaucoma. |
Buying Glasses Online: Cost Effective or a Risky BusinessYou're sat at home, check. You need a new television, check. You go online, check. You choose your size, check. You pay a discounted price, check. It arrives, working perfectly just like a shop bought item, check. The internet is the simple, and often drastically cheaper option for consumers in the digital millennium. |
Iris Recognition Eye Scanners Removed From UK AirportsUnless you have used the IRIS scanners at airports around the UK, you may think that iris recognition scanners are something from Star Trek or the iconic Minority Report from which many new-fangled hi tech product ideas are being launched from. |
It's Official, Being An Eye Care Provider Takes Its Toll On Your BodyWorking in IT and with computer screens as I do, it's not hard to make someone believe that I might suffer from extra headaches than the average person due to the job I do. Staring at an LCD monitor for hours on end takes its toll on your eyes as they focus for long periods of time, so there isn't much of an argument there. |
Macular Disease Society Urges NHS To Give Greater Focus To AMDFollowing recent studies and research by the Macular Disease Society, the NHS is being urged to rethink and re-evaluate their stance and outlook for age related macular degeneration in the UK as the volume of sufferers per year is over double the estimated number of new diagnosis'. |
Macular Disease Society Urges NHS To Give Greater Focus To AMDFollowing recent studies and research by the Macular Disease Society, the NHS is being urged to rethink and re-evaluate their stance and outlook for age related macular degeneration in the UK as the volume of sufferers per year is over double the estimated number of new diagnosis'. |
Guidelines Released By Optical Confederation To Keep An Eye Out For Signs Of AbuseIn a new publication by the Optical Confederation, optical professionals, optometrists and all others in health care roles and practices are being urged to be watchful and aware of potential signs of abuse in patients when they visit, particularly the young and the elderly. |
Slowing Visual Deterioration With Omega 3 SupplementationRecent studies in the United States point towards the fact that an increase or addition of Omega 3's within a person's diet may slow the deterioration of sight in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) when coupled with vitamin A supplements. |
Opthalmic Migraines and Computer ScreensWhile I was working on my computer last night one of those annoying pop up spam ad's came onto the screen and flashed some notice about being a 100000th winner. We all know them. As if that wasn't annoying enough, I not long after started to get zigzag shapes in my vision. I couldn't pinpoint which eye was affected. |
Underachieving Student Receives Boost Following Vision TherapyIt is certainly not an unknown fact that in years gone by, many children through no fault of their own, have struggled at school and with learning in general. |
Gene Therapy Studies For Congenital BlindnessScientists that have been working on gene therapy for congenital blindness have conducted a study and report that in three adult patients who had previously been treated they have found improvement in seeing in low-light situations. |
Eye Health Incorporated Into Public Health Outcomes FrameworkA move to incorporate eye health within the Public Health Outcomes Framework has been welcomed by optical organisations around the UK. The governments confirmation that it is giving serious consideration and backing via this framework has been given a big thumbs up by everyone including LOCSU, the Local Optical Committee Support Unit. |