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The popular and trusted, Midlands based optics event, Optrafair, will again be gracing the NEC Birmingham in 2015, and early signs are that it is…
The Optical Confederation has expressed its concern regarding new DVLA proposals to extend medical licences for drivers from three years, to up to…
Rather than the expression, 'an eye for an eye,' a Newcastle resident has queried whether instead it should be, 'a fee for an eye?' David Rainsford…
How many of us would believe that an individuals level of education may have a greater impact on myopiathan genetics? According to German…
Whilst memory loss is something everyone dreads in later years, the Alzheimers Association Conference held in Copenhagen this week has discovered…
It might sound like a science fiction novel, but recent advancements in optical wear has brought the possibility of the blind being able to see again…
Smart contact lenses are primed for use in the world of optics but not for the reason you might think initially. Google[x] has recently agreed a deal…
One of our most well known branch of High Street opticians is changing the industry standard after more than two decades by making a guarantee to its…
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }A fairly common condition known as "surfers eye" may soon be brought under control thanks to the experimental use…
While a gruesome report and one that has sparked social and media interest for what is likely the wrong reasons, the report of a cornea…
Back at the beginning of the year, Google X announced that work was going to commence on the building of a super smart lens that was to be loaded…
Breaking new technology in the land down under.New Zealand and Australian Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers have announced the release of an…
While it is good news that promising new technology evokes new treatments for eye patients in England and Wales, there is a detriment to the…
n Japan, men who are recorded with high blood pressure are likely to suffer from colour blindness.
Doctors and researchers in the study have…
For many patients the reality of losing their sight through diseases such as cancer or age related macular degeneration soon catches up with…
A well known antioxidant used to supplement eye health called lutein, has been the topic of a small research event by Spanish researchers who…
For sufferers of long sightedness, and wearers of glasses, a new plastic lens is promising to slash the percentage of those still needing corrective…
Trying to see anything clearly when you've participated in a little too much social drinking is the norm, but scientists have now recorded as fact…