The New Collection of Colored Contact Lenses Designed for a “Timeless Gaze”

2024 brings exciting developments for Qualimed, the manufacturer and licensor of the Desio brand, a leading company in the colored contact lens industry. At Mido 2024, Qualimed unveils the Timeless…

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100% Optical Announces Scavenger Hunt for Featuring Prizes Worth Over £2,600

To celebrate a decade as Europe's fastest-growing optical event, 100% Optical has announced a 10th anniversary prize scavenger hunt in collaboration with its exhibitors.The interactive challenge will take place during…

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Silmo Istanbul 2023 Highlights

SILMO Istanbul, first held in 2013, confirms its leading position and continues its expansion throughout Turkey as well as Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa.More than 500…

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Video-to-Sound Tech Allows Blind People to Recognize Faces

Sensory substitution devices translated basic faces and other shapes into auditory waveforms that blind and sighted subjects were trained to recognize. By Loz BlainNeuroscientists have shown that blind people recognize basic…

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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…

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 Eyezone International and Global Ophthalmic Institute launch OptiCE

As a collaborative effort by Eyezone International and Global Ophthalmic Institute (GOI), an international organization committed to facilitating online access to high-quality eye care education resources, OptiCE is founded as…

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WOF2024: Wenzhou’s Gateway to Global Eyewear Excellence

On 10-12 May, 2024, the prestigious 22 nd China Wenzhou International Optics Fair will take place at the Wenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. Recognized as China’s premier optical industry…

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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…

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