Brien Holden Vision Institute addresses factory workers eye health

BHVI addresses factory workers eye health
Attendees of the dissemination event hosted at Brien Holden Vision Insitute.

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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Optometry and PRK 2018 call for abstracts

Optometry and PRK 2018

Conference Series is inviting eye care professionals to submit abstracts for the “18th World Conference on Optometry & Photo Refractive Keratectomy” (Optometry and PRK 2018) which will commence on September 24-25, 2018 in Dallas, USA. The conference is CME accredited. Optometry & PRK 2018 will be organized around the theme “Breaking the Frontiers in Vision Science”. (more…)

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Our Children’s Vision campaign’s global partner meeting kicks off in Srilanka

Ambakandawila, Sri Lanka, February 5-6, 2017: Our Children’s Vision, the global initiative upscaling, accelerating and expanding eye health services to more children around the world, hosted dozens of representatives from their international partner base. The meeting brought together leaders in the eye health and development field to scrutinize health integration models and resource mobilization strategies and discuss topics ranging from current eye health standards for children to the latest research in school health. (more…)

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Brien Holden Vision Institute CEO to receive honorary degrees

NEW YORK CITY – Dr. Kovin Naidoo, chief executive officer of the Brien Holden Vision Institute (Australia), will receive the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry for making lasting contributions to eye and vision care. He will join the College’s graduating class on Thursday, May 24, at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan during the 2018 commencement ceremony. (more…)

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Drinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk

Glaucoma causes fluid pressure to build up inside the eye (intraocular pressure), damaging the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and currently affects 57.5 million people, and is expected to increase to 65.5 million by 2020.
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#KidsTakeOver Universal Children’s Day 2017

Eyezone Blog-KidsTakeOver Universal Children's Day 2017

Every 20th of November, the United Nations promotes international togetherness in spreading awareness among children worldwide and improving children’s welfare with the Universal Children’s Day. Celebrated since 1990, it is the date the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, as well as, the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. (more…)

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Brien Holden Vision Institute and Eyezone Institute-Kuwait conduct slit lamp training in Jordan

Eyezone Blog-Eyezone Institute Slit Lamp Training Course

Eyezone Institute of Opticianry, in collaboration with Brien Holden Vision Institute, orchestrated a two-day slit lamp skills training session held on November 16-17, 2017 at the Jordan Optometric Syndicate, Amman. The team of Eyezone Institute faculty members namely, Dr. Nezar Damati (Executive Director) and Mr. Moayad Al Deek (Assistant Training Director), covered various topics, such as, setting up of the slit lamp, patient and illumination system, examining the eye, as well as, hands-on workshop sessions where the trainees were able to examine patients, among others. (more…)

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Unified effort to beat trachoma

French-speaking countries in West Africa joined forces to eliminate trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness, under a new initiative spearheaded by The Task Force’s International Trachoma Initiative (ITI). Representatives discussed funding, logistics, and supply-chain management issues around the mass drug administration of antibiotic for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. (more…)

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November is diabetic eye disease awareness month

Eyezone Blog - Diabetic eye disease awareness month

Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of diabetes. People with diabetes are at risk for diabetic retinopathy, cataract, and glaucoma.

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease in America. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. (more…)

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Decorative contact lenses: A horror story

Wouldn’t it be cool to have vampire eyes for Halloween? Or deep violet eyes to match your purple sweater? How about your favorite sports team’s logo on your eyes just for fun?

You can have all of these looks with decorative contact lenses (sometimes called “fashion,” “costume,” or “colored” contact lenses). These lenses don’t correct vision—they just change how your eyes look. But before buying decorative lenses, here’s what you should know. (more…)

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