WSD: Stronger together
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…
Zika virus can be detected in the eyes
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…
SA Optometrists seal legislation for ocular therapeutics
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…
Senior citizens receive free eye care in Taguig, Philippines
TAGUIG CITY, June 15 (PIA) – The city government of Taguig provides eye care for 30,000 senior citizens with their free eye check-up and free prescription glasses. Mayor Lani…
Top digital downloads for contact lens, anterior eye, 2016
Here is a list of the most viewed and downloaded articles on contact lens and the anterior eye in the last 90 days according to Elsevier, a global information and analytics portal and RELX subsidiary. (more…)
Researcher uses imaging techniques to topple corneal disease
A researcher at the University of Houston is developing new techniques to map the structural integrity of the human cornea. The project is aimed at discovering more effective therapies for…
Complimentary classes for sales professionals at Eyezone Institute
Promoted Content Eyezone Institute of Opticianry is pleased to invite you to enrol in its Complimentary Professional Sales Training Program, a student-friendly program sponsored by reputed institutions and organizations, while the faculty members strive to…
Study suggests tight control of blood sugar could thwart vision loss
In a recently conducted Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial Eye Study, researchers discovered that intensive blood sugar control appears to reduce the risk of eye disease…
Brien Holden Vision Institute keeps eyes on global myopia crisis
May 18, 2016: Eyezone Institute of Opticianry, a comprehensive continuing education training centre based in Kuwait, hosted a mini-conference magnifying public health optometry in a lecture conducted by distinguished educator, Director of Global Human Resource…
ECPs flock JOPAL 2016
Head of the JOPAL Scientific Program Committee and Executive Director at Eyezone Institute of Opticianry, Dr. Nezar Damati, OD MBA CIPT, together with Eyezone Institute's Assistant Training Director, Dr. Moayad Al-Deek MSc.…