Mr. Ali Aminvand Acquires Full Ownership of Al-Jamil Optical

 

On 3 May 2019, Al-Jamil Optical held its annual gathering in Sharq, Kuwait City.

Since its advent, Al-Jamil Optical has maintained its tradition of holding a convention with all of its employees at least once a year. The agenda of this assemblage is to keep everyone intact with Al-Jamil Optical’s strategic stance on future endeavors and to give their employees a heads up for to what’s to come. Mr. Ali Aminvand, Owner of Al-Jamil Optical and Ms. Mahnaz Nekakhtar, CEO of Al-Jamil Optical, addressed the audience by giving a brief about the above-mentioned strategies. (more…)

Continue ReadingMr. Ali Aminvand Acquires Full Ownership of Al-Jamil Optical

World Optometry Day exhibition sheds light on eye disease

World Optometry Day Exhibition, An-Najah University, Palestine

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…)

Continue ReadingWorld Optometry Day exhibition sheds light on eye disease

Call for abstracts for MEACO’s 14th International Congress 2019

Eyezone Blog MEACO Congress

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…)

Continue ReadingCall for abstracts for MEACO’s 14th International Congress 2019

Brien Holden Vision Institute addresses factory workers eye health

BHVI addresses factory workers eye health
Attendees of the dissemination event hosted at Brien Holden Vision Insitute.

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…)

Continue ReadingBrien Holden Vision Institute addresses factory workers eye health

2018 ISGEO Congress to be held in Hyderabad, India

ISGEO-logo

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…)

Continue Reading2018 ISGEO Congress to be held in Hyderabad, India

Optometry and PRK 2018 call for abstracts

Optometry and PRK 2018

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…)

Continue ReadingOptometry and PRK 2018 call for abstracts

Our Children’s Vision campaign’s global partner meeting kicks off in Srilanka

Ambakandawila, Sri Lanka, February 5-6, 2017: Our Children’s Vision, the global initiative upscaling, accelerating and expanding eye health services to more children around the world, hosted dozens of representatives from their international partner base. The meeting brought together leaders in the eye health and development field to scrutinize health integration models and resource mobilization strategies and discuss topics ranging from current eye health standards for children to the latest research in school health. (more…)

Continue ReadingOur Children’s Vision campaign’s global partner meeting kicks off in Srilanka

Keeping your eyes healthy this holiday


Seasons greetings! As the weather gets colder everyone gets busy. Your eyes have to last you a lifetime, so taking care of them is incredibly important. Your lifestyle can cause significant strain on your eye health and can have a harmful effect on your sight, especially as you grow older. Here are some Tips to take good care of your eye health…
(more…)

Continue ReadingKeeping your eyes healthy this holiday

Drinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk

Glaucoma causes fluid pressure to build up inside the eye (intraocular pressure), damaging the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and currently affects 57.5 million people, and is expected to increase to 65.5 million by 2020.
(more…)

Continue ReadingDrinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk

#KidsTakeOver Universal Children’s Day 2017

Eyezone Blog-KidsTakeOver Universal Children's Day 2017

Every 20th of November, the United Nations promotes international togetherness in spreading awareness among children worldwide and improving children’s welfare with the Universal Children’s Day. Celebrated since 1990, it is the date the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, as well as, the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. (more…)

Continue Reading#KidsTakeOver Universal Children’s Day 2017