Detecting Vision Problems in Children

P VIJAYALAKSHMI | Senior Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Chief of Vision Rehabilitation Center: Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India.Screening can detect eye conditions early – which is especially important in children,…

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Expo Óptica: The Largest in Latin America

Expo Óptica reaches another edition consolidated as the biggest event in the optical sector in Latin America. The fair emerged in 2003 under the name Expo Abióptica and is part…

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Machine Learning Sees into the Future to Prevent Sight Loss in Humans

In a study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) developed a machine-learning model that works well for predicting -- and visualizing -- the…

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3 Innovations in Myopia Management

By Linda Conlin, ABOC, NCLECUncorrected myopia is the leading cause of distance vision impairment globally. Approximately 30 percent of the world is currently myopic, and the number is increasing, projected…

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Leveraging Prism to Enhance Binocular Vision

By Kai RandsECPs are often taught that binocular vision disorders can be addressed by applying prism uniformly across lenses. Recent research suggests that contoured prism may alleviate symptoms such as…

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التوصية بنظارات مخصصة لمهمة محددة

هل تلبي النظارة جميع احتياجات مريضك؟بقلم جونا ديوكس، ABOCيتحرك عالم البصريات بسرعة. يمكن أن تكون تفاعلات المريض عابرة، وغالبا ما يكون هناك العديد من التفاعلات المنفصلة في غضون يوم واحد.…

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Video-to-Sound Tech Allows Blind People to Recognize Faces

By Loz BlainNeuroscientists have shown that blind people recognize basic faces using the same brain regions as sighted people – even if the face shapes are delivered as audio rather than…

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Effective Treatment for Rare Sight-Threatening Infection

A drug candidate, based on pioneering UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research and currently under development by SIFI S.p.A., has been found to be highly effective in treating a rare…

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