Tips for Reopening Your Office after COVID-19
How to prepare to get back to the optical shop or optical clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Practical Tips to Protect your Eyes from the Coronavirus
Practical tips to help prevent the public and eye care professionals from contracting the coronavirus disease or covid-19.
Al Muthana Nursery in Kuwait runs hearing tests for toddlers, preschoolers
On Monday, 28 October 2019, one of the pioneering nurseries in Kuwait City, Al Muthana Nursery, in conjunction with Hassan’s Hearing Care Center, organized an otoscopic examination and hearing screening for its students, ages 1-4 years. (more…)
Focusing on World Sight Day 2019
World Sight Day (WSD), co-ordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), is an international day of awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. This year World Sight Day falls on 10 October 2019.
6 Ways to Make Your Child Wear Their First Pair of Glasses
Say goodbye to the struggle of making your kids wear their eyeglasses. It’s time for a fun and positive conversation with them about the proper ways to wear and care for their glasses. All it takes are encouraging words and proactive ways to turn their eyeglass-wearing experience into a kid-friendly one.
A day in the life of a blind girl
Guest Post by Holly, Life of a blind girl
Just like sighted people, blind people’s lives are completely different. No one’s lives are exactly the same regardless of whether you have a disability or not.
So what does a day in my life look like?
I wake up to an alarm on my phone, as for me, that’s the most accessible way of doing it. I try not to snooze my alarm (more…)
Can botox affect your vision?
Guest Post by Sally Collins
Botox injections are the most popular nonsurgical cosmetic procedure globally— in 2017, 5.03 million procedures were performed all over the world. Botulinum toxin, or botox, is widely used to control muscle spasms, address severe sweating, and to temporarily smooth wrinkles. While they’re generally safe when administered by experienced doctors, botox injections could lead to some serious side effects, especially around the eye area. If you’re feeling wary about getting these procedures done, read on. (more…)
A look into women’s eye health
Women of all walks of life experience vision challenges in their daily lives and routines. Whether at home or at the workplace, women face various environmental factors that affect their eyesight. (more…)
The Glassmakers of Venice
In the early 1200s in Venice, early craftsmen knew that shaping rock crystals into convex shapes could form “lapides ad legendum”, also called “oglarii di vitro”, or the so-called “stones for reading”. Regular use of these reading stones dated back to 1000 AD. However, the Capitulary of the Guild of “Crystal Craftsmen” allowed the use of these (more…)
Brien Holden Vision Institute addresses factory workers eye health
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…)
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