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.

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Can botox affect your vision?

Guest Post by Sally Collins

Can Botox Affect Your Vision

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…)

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A call to action on Myopia Awareness Week

Myopia Awareness Week-BHVI and WCO

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…)

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World Optometry Week

Eyezone Blog - 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…)

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Call for abstracts for MEACO’s 14th International Congress 2019

Eyezone Blog MEACO Congress

The Jordanian Optometric Syndicate, in collaboration with EMCO, will participate and collaborate with the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society which will host the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) 14th International Congress from 5-8 September 2019. (more…)

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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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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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