Protecting your Eyes From the Sun’s UV Light
Here are some common questions and answers about UV light and how to protect your eyes from the sun.
Integrating Commercial Marketing and Social Marketing for Successful Myopia Management
By Dr. Gilbert NacouziDr. Nacouzi is the Director of the Myopia Management HUB at Optic Nacouzi. He is an Optometrist by trade and a Doctor in Entrepreneurship. He studied BSc…
Healing Eyes with Contact Lenses
A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to…
A little boy wearing glasses and an eye patch (plaster, occluder) undergoes a hardware vision treatment to prevent amblyopia and strabismus (squint, lazy eye). Child congenital vision disease problem.
Children with ‘Lazy Eye’ are at Increased Risk of Serious Disease in Adulthood
Adults who had amblyopia ('lazy eye') in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, as well as an increased risk of heart attack, finds…
Myopia Control Solutions
By Sarah McGoldrickMyopia has reached epidemic proportions. Once seen as an eye condition mainly experienced by children, it now affects approximately 25 percent of a quarter of young adults. A…
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…
Treatment for Blindness-Causing Retinal Detachment Using Viscous Seaweed
It's taboo to consume seaweed soup before exams in Korea since it can lead to failing the exam. The belief is rooted in the idea that the slippery nature of…
Global Uncorrected Refractive Error and Presbyopia: the Size of the Problem
Uncorrected refractive error is often ignored in the realm of global health priorities, yet its substantial impact on the economic and personal wellbeing of individuals and societies worldwide is undeniable. Myopia (shortsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, grouped together under the term ‘refractive error’, cause blurred distance and/or near vision, and presbyopia (age-related loss of accommodation) causes blurred near vision.
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…
Organic Compound Found in Trees Could Prevent Contact Lens Eye Infections
Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses, and help combat keratitis infections. A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for…