The Webinars that Reconnect Us
Webinars connect eye care professionals during the Covid19 pandemic.
Safe Eye Exercises to Naturally Improve Kids’ Eyesight
Safe eye exercises for children
6 Inventions That Take Vision and Hearing Care to the Next Level
Before we plunge into 2020, let’s refresh our memories on the ingenious devices and inventions in vision and hearing care that have grabbed the limelight in 2019.
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.
A call to action on Myopia Awareness Week
On 13–19 May 2019, which marks the Myopia Awareness Week, the World Council of Optometry and Brien Holden Vision Institute are joining hands to encourage discussions on myopia and build a movement to help mitigate its effect on people.
According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Ophthalmology, (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…)
World Optometry Day exhibition sheds light on eye disease
In light of the World Optometry Day, the Optometry Department of An-Najah National University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Palestine organized the World Optometry Day Exhibition on March 23, 2019.
Spearheaded by Dr. Ithar Beshtawi, Educator and Head of the Optometry Department at An-Najah National University, the exhibition aimed at raising students’ and visitors’ awareness (more…)
World Optometry Week
Happy World Optometry Week! This year we would like to dive into the past and set the reel in motion years back. Technology has seeped its way into every industry, let’s take a look at how the optic industry functioned before the advent of modern technology. (more…)