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WSD: Stronger together

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:October 13, 2016
Post category:Blog Charity Continuing Education Events Eyewear General Science Health News Non-profit Optical Sciences Research and Studies Wellness
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World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. 2016 is the fourth…

Nobel Prize: Optical Legacies

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:October 4, 2016
Post category:Blog Celebrity Continuing Education General Science History News Non-profit Ophthalmology Optical Sciences Optician Optometry Research and Studies Trivia Wellness
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Oct 3, 2016: Announcement of winners of the Nobel Prize 2016 kicked off in the following categories: Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, and Economic Science. Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist, bagged the Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine for his discovery of mechanisms for autophagy. While the announcements continue and as we await awardees in other categories, let’s take a glimpse of the optical industry’s major contributors to scientific development.

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Zika virus can be detected in the eyes

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:September 26, 2016
Post category:Blog General Science Health News Ophthalmology Optical Sciences Optician Optometry Research and Studies Trivia Wellness
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Scientists from the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention have examined whether Zika virus (ZIKV) could be detected from conjunctival swab samples of laboratory-confirmed ZIKV cases. The clinical…

New initiative to fight sight loss, promote sight

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:August 4, 2016
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_______________________ As someone who lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa, Julian Jackson (ex Senior Adviser to Fight for Sight) is passionate about promoting the science behind sight and introducing the extraordinarily…

SA Optometrists seal legislation for ocular therapeutics

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:June 21, 2016
Post category:Blog Continuing Education Events Eyewear General Science Health News Non-profit Optical Sciences Optometry Research and Studies Wellness
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June 19, 2016 - (WCO): South African optometrists mark a milestone in their quest for better eye care for all following an announcement made by the World Council of Optometry…

Rihanna crafts Star Trek inspired sunglasses

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:May 31, 2016
Post category:Blog Celebrity Entertainment Eyewear Fashion Sunglasses
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It’s been entirely work, work, work, work, work for Rihanna since the Secret Garden IV campaign as she crafts Dior sunglasses with pure lines and futuristic accents in a…

Iconic: Eyewear of fame

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:March 23, 2016
Post category:Blog Trivia
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Imagine John Lennon wore no eyeglasses? Or Harry Potter? Or Clark Kent? Famous personalities and even fictional characters are either known for their intellect or personality or even supernatural powers. But eyeglasses play a big part in giving these famous personalities an iconic look (pun intended). Scroll down to have a look. (more…)