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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our friends over at sclerals.com are running some Scleral Lens Practice Seminars in Autumn 2008 and are now taking bookings for the events. Ken Pullum comments “Sclerals lenses have retained a unique application in clinical practice, but appear to be largely passed over in the current training programme for optometrists and ophthalmologists. The introduction of RGP [...]
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Bausch & Lomb announced that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Crystalens HD™ in the United States. Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) was first approved by the FDA in November 2003. The Crystalens HD is the fourth generation of the only FDA approved accommodating lens. The surface of the Crystalens HD has been shaped to enhance the depth...
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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Members of our internet Development partner, Senior Internet, are doing the Little Beaver Triathlon on the 12th of July at Belvoir Castle in Lincolnshire in aid of Parkinson’s Disease Society. According to Joe at Senior Internet “There is nothing little about it with the course of events scheduled to be 1500m Swim, 40k Bike, 10k run!” Any [...]
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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
This month from Essilor we are hosting a free CET article open to all UK registered Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians. This article is written by Professor Mo Jalie SMSA, FBDO (Hons), Hon FCGI, Hon FCOptom, MIMgt. Professor Jalie is visiting Professor in Optometry at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. He taught ophthalmic lenses and dispensing in [...]
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
What do a bungee cord, a pan of frying bacon and lawn-care chemicals have in common? They are just a few of the common items around the house that can cause eye injuries, which a new study from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ocular Trauma reports are increasingly occurring [...]
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Dadny crocodile =) (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
HONG KONG - OptiMedica Corp., a global ophthalmic company, has announced the debut of its new PASCAL Slim Line Photocoagulator at the World Ophthalmology Congress, Hong Kong (June 28 – July 2). Answering the needs of today’s bus
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease pressure within the eye and stabilize the vision."The goal of this procedure is to prevent further damage within the eye," says ophthalmologist Rajesh Shetty, M.D.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly store everything from e-mail to spreadsheets on the Web.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
One of the greatest threats to your eyes is all around you: sunlight. Studies show that exposure to bright sunlight may increase the risk of developing cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and growths on the eye, including cancer. Unfortunately many people are unaware of the sun's harmful rays.
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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | 15/06/2008
The NLH Eyes & Vision Specialist Library presents a collection of evidence that has emerged over the past 12 months since the AMD National Knowledge Week in June 2007. Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the commonest causes of certifiable visual impairment in the UK. For the purposes of this AEU the term Age [...]
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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Flame Health, in association with CLEARVIEW Training, invites you to attend an informal training event at their central Nottingham offices on Thursday the 4th of September. This event is aimed at Pre-Registration Optometrists and will consist of two presentations throughout the course of the evening. The first presentation is called “The Way Forward” and is given [...]
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The Future of Aging Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
According to a new meta-analysis published in the June issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, omega-3 fatty acids, found in flax and certain fish, may decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss in people older than 60. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, reviewed nine previous studies covering [...]
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The Optometry Blog, by CLEARVIEW (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
So, with the final assesments looming ever larger on the horizon, now is the time to be thinking about what your next step is going to be within the world of Optometry. I would imagine that most of you have a good idea of what direction you would like to go in whether it is permanent, [...]
