Effective Treatment for Rare Sight-Threatening Infection
A drug candidate, based on pioneering UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research and currently under development by SIFI S.p.A., has been found to be highly effective in treating a rare…
Ensuring fairness of AI in healthcare requires cross-disciplinary collaboration
Pursuing fair artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare requires collaboration between experts across disciplines, says a global team of scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School in a new perspective published in npj…
The Impact of UKZN’s Commitment to Eye Care Education: Lighting the Way Forward
In the ever-evolving landscape of health and medicine, the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) Department of Optometry emerges as a luminary, illuminating the path for many others to follow. Its unwavering…
SILMO Istanbul is 10 Years Old!
SILMO Istanbul is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary with striking innovations with its visionary approach and experience that develops and evolves with each new fair.SILMO Istanbul Optical Fair, which…
Silmo Paris 2023: The Pole of Attraction for a Dynamic Industry
The SILMO Generation was there in force. This effervescence was palpable throughout the four days of SILMO Paris: 31,337 visitor-buyers (+16.5% vs. 2022) attended, including 15,902 from abroad (+18.3% vs.…
Sol Reader Puts Bookworms Right Inside Their eBooks
If you're a really avid reader, you may resent the visual distractions that keep you from becoming thoroughly immersed in a book. That's where the Sol Reader comes in, as it fills…
Breaking Into Tears to Design Custom Eye Drops
Compared to artificial tears, or eye drops, human tears are significantly more complex liquids, with a wide range of components including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, water, and salt. It is this…
IAPB Launches Eye Health for Technology Guide
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and the Technology Taskforce have developed a guide that aims to help policy makers, funders, and innovators and manufacturers of emerging…
Children’s Book Empowers and Educates Kids About Wearing Eyeglasses
Going to an optometrist can be routine for adults, but not so for many children. For them, a visit to an eye doctor can be filled with a lot of…