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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

$Topcon KR-800S Autorefractor Launched To Improve Eye Assessments$ Topcon KR-800S Autorefractor Launched To Improve Eye Assessments In an attempt to improve the way eye surgery patients are currently assessed, Topcon have launched the KR-800S, a 5-in-1 combined autorefractor with subjective refraction with added testing features.	Tokai Creates And Distributes Worlds Thinnest Lens Tokai are the Japanese manufacturers of ophthalmic lenses which are now available to independent practices in Britain following the creation of Tokai Optical UK.	Public Transport App For Those With Vision Loss Do we ever stop to think how the visually impaired manage on public transport? How they find their way through busy train and tube stations? A new smartphone app is being developed to do just this.
New Figures Show 100% Optical As The UK's Biggest Show Following the first 100% Optical show at the ExCel London in February of this year, newly released figures claim the event as the number one attended ophthalmology and optometry show in the UK for 2014. The official numbers show a total of 5,010 individuals attending the event at the start of 2014.	New CenterVue Fundus Camera To Arrive In September At the ExCel London in September, CenterVue, the optical device manufacturer, will be launching the Eidon fundus camera at the event held for the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. The new device claims to be the 'first true colour confocal fundus camera.'	National Eye Health Week Details From September 22nd-28th, the organisers of National Eye Health Week (NEHW) are hoping that all practitioners will take part in this week long campaign.
UPDATE - Smart Glasses Win Google Research Competition We recently highlighted the shortlisting of a joint project from the Royal National Institute of Blind People and Oxford University which focused on creating 'smart glasses' to help the re-enabling of sight for those with vision loss.	Eye-ssential Mask Launched To Relieve Eye Condition Pain Designed to ease the pain of eye conditions such as MGD, dry eye, styes and other issues, the Eye-ssential eye mask has been launched. Bausch+Lomb, one of the world's largest suppliers of products for eye health, are marketing the ice/heat mask as a safe, effect and fast way to sooth irritations and soreness in a sufferers eyes.	Auto Adjusting, Vision Compensating Computer Displays An astonishing breakthrough in visual technology has seen the emergence of self adjusting computer displays that focus and sharpen based on the sight capabilities of the user.
Kenyan School Trial Smartphone Optician Teachers in a Kenyan school are to trial a modified smartphone to catch pupils' eye problems. Eye care and access to such equipment is a major issue in the developing world. When this new kit was used on 1000 older people, it had very promising results leading to relevant treatment.	Optrafair Birmingham 2015 Taking Shape 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 going to be even bigger and better than ever before.	Concerns From Optical Confederation Over DVLA Proposals The Optical Confederation has expressed its concern regarding new DVLA proposals to extend medical licences for drivers from three years, to up to ten years.

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