On 13–19 May 2019, which marks the Myopia Awareness Week, the World Council of Optometry and Brien Holden Vision Institute are joining hands to encourage discussions on myopia and build a movement to help mitigate its effect on people.
According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Ophthalmology, (more…)
Women of all walks of life experience vision challenges in their daily lives and routines. Whether at home or at the workplace, women face various environmental factors that affect their eyesight. (more…)
Famous socialite, model, and TV personality, Kim Kardashian, teamed up with a European luxury eyewear brand on its launch of a 7-piece collection of ’90s, sci-fi inspired sunglasses. (more…)
In light of the World Optometry Day, the Optometry Department of An-Najah National University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Palestine organized the World Optometry Day Exhibition on March 23, 2019.
Spearheaded by Dr. Ithar Beshtawi, Educator and Head of the Optometry Department at An-Najah National University, the exhibition aimed at raising students’ and visitors’ awareness (more…)
Happy World Optometry Week! This year we would like to dive into the past and set the reel in motion years back. Technology has seeped its way into every industry, let’s take a look at how the optic industry functioned before the advent of modern technology. (more…)
The Jordanian Optometric Syndicate, in collaboration with EMCO, will participate and collaborate with the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society which will host the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) 14th International Congress from 5-8 September 2019. (more…)
In the early 1200s in Venice, early craftsmen knew that shaping rock crystals into convex shapes could form “lapides ad legendum”, also called “oglarii di vitro”, or the so-called “stones for reading”. Regular use of these reading stones dated back to 1000 AD. However, the Capitulary of the Guild of “Crystal Craftsmen” allowed the use of these (more…)
DURBAN, South Africa — A dissemination event was hosted at the Brien Holden Vision Institute office on June 23, 2018, in Durban. Prof Kovin Naidoo, CEO of Brien Holden Vision Institute and the Principal Investigator for the Work Productivity Study Research, presented the results to factory workers and factory managers who attended the event. (more…)
The 2018 ISGEO Congress will be held on 11-12 September 2018, in Hyderabad, India. This will take place a few days before the IAPB Council of Members which is being held in Hyderabad from 15-16 September. (more…)
Conference Series is inviting eye care professionals to submit abstracts for the “18th World Conference on Optometry & Photo Refractive Keratectomy” (Optometry and PRK 2018) which will commence on September 24-25, 2018 in Dallas, USA. The conference is CME accredited. Optometry & PRK 2018 will be organized around the theme “Breaking the Frontiers in Vision Science”. (more…)