By Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:24 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization,
Vision Ireland, a nonprofit national sight loss agency, and the
TAD Foundation, dedicated to increasing employment for the blind and low vision community, have announced that the 2nd Annual New York Golf Classic will be held at the
Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Monday, May 20, 2024. Wykagyl is challenging for the expert golfer yet playable and enjoyable for the novice, and it is ranked one of the top 100 golf courses in the U.S., according to the announcement.
By Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:18 AM
BANGKOK, Thailand—Results from
Hoya Vision Care's Early Experience Program (EEP) research program showed that patients could wear MiyoSmart sun solution Chameleon lenses an average of 12 hours per day during weekdays, and did not need to switch lenses when spending time outdoors.
By Staff
Monday, April 22, 2024 12:30 AM
VANCOUVER—Registration has opened for THE Myopia Meeting’s first in-person meeting of the year, scheduled for Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The live, in-person meeting will feature four hours of COPE-approved CE presented by world-renowned experts in the field. Additionally, periodic clinical reviews will cover the latest diagnostic and monitoring technologies along with the newest treatments to slow the progression of myopia. Break times and lunch will provide peer-to-peer networking opportunities among eyecare professionals who are either starting their myopia management practice or growing an existing one. Registration is available online
here.
By Mary Kane
Friday, April 19, 2024 8:30 AM
Just how valuable are a pair of reading glasses? According to a recent study, having access to a pair of readers can make all the difference, especially if you are presbyopic and live in a part of the world with limited access to eyecare and eyewear products. This past week,
VisionSpring, a nonprofit provider of affordable eyeglasses to people in need,
BRAC, an international development organization that works with marginalized communities, and
Queen’s University Belfast released the findings of their collaborative THRIVE study, which found that a pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33 percent. Ella Gudwin, CEO of VisionSpring, summed it up best when she said, “THRIVE strengthens the case that it’s not about the eyeglasses—it’s about everything that comes after.”
By Staff
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:18 AM
LONDON—
Orbis, a global non-governmental organization that works in the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness, and high-tech imaging and data solutions company
Heidelberg Engineering are leveraging technology to provide free clinical education for ECPs around the world.
By Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:15 AM
PASADENA, Calif.—
Doheny Eye Institute has announced that construction is underway for the new Doheny Eye Center UCLA location in Pasadena, Calif. The center will be housed on the first floor of the seven-acre Doheny Eye Institute campus.
By Staff
Monday, April 1, 2024 12:24 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a leading nonprofit eye health organization, has declared April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. According to
Orbis International, an international nonprofit that builds sustainable eyecare systems, globally 112 million more women than men live with vision loss, including blindness. Prevent Blindness is offering free resources, including fact sheets, shareable social media graphics, educational videos and web pages, on a range of eye health issues that predominantly affect women, according to an announcement from the organization.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council, a nonprofit association with members spanning the optical industry, represents the U.S. during the creation and maintenance of international optical industry technical standards by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), including ISO 12312-2, the standard that all “filters for the direct observation of the sun” should meet. “Industry standards help protect both manufacturers and consumers; they ensure everyone is aware of the minimum safety requirements necessary to preserve one of humanity’s most critical senses—sight,” said Michael Vitale, VP of membership, government relations and technical standards at The Vision Council. “Check that your eclipse glasses are marked with ISO 12312-2 and keep your eyes safe while viewing this once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
By Staff
Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—This week, the
FDA posted a voluntary recall from Thane, Maharashtra, India, Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. of several of its Eye Ointment products with expiration dates ranging from February 2024 to September 2025.
By Sarah McGoldrick, Contributing Editor
Friday, February 23, 2024 8:30 AM
With March just around the corner, eyecare professionals (ECPs) are focusing their attention on Workplace Eye Awareness Month. Each year, thousands of Americans experience some form of workplace eye injury. These types of injuries can be the result of many things, ranging from chemical spills to sharp objects. Many ECPs are also trying to educate their patients about the risks of spending too many hours in front of the computer, which can cause digital eyestrain. According to the
American Academy of Ophthalmology, approximately 25,000 Americans are sent to the emergency room each year with a workplace eye injury.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Friday, February 16, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—Eye stroke, or central retinal artery occlusion, happens when the main artery that supplies blood to the retina is blocked, typically by a clot, depriving the retina of oxygen. Often categorized by painless, sudden loss of vision in one eye, it is similar to a stroke in the brain and can lead to permanent vision loss if the clot is not dissolved as soon as possible. At
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE), though, ophthalmologists have created a novel protocol to rapidly diagnose eye stroke and expedite care to prevent this potentially irreversible vision loss. Based on a recent study, the protocol describes using high-resolution retinal imaging in the emergency room along with rapid remote consultation to confirm diagnosis and expedite care.
By Staff
Friday, February 9, 2024 12:21 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is preparing the public to safely experience the total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024 with the
Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program.
By Mary Kane
Thursday, February 8, 2024 8:30 AM
The Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program is on the cusp of making whole functional eye transplantation to restore vision for the blind and visually impaired a reality in our lifetime. Last month, the
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced that the THEA program intends to transplant whole human eyes to restore vision by reestablishing visual connection to the brain. Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, president and CEO of
Lighthouse Guild, is the program manager of ARPA-H’s transplantation program.
VMAIL Weekend reached out to Dr. Roberts to get his thoughts about how the THEA program will work and what it will mean to the millions who are experiencing severe vision loss.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:15 AM
BOSTON—
Ace Vision Group, Inc., an emerging medical device company at the forefront of pioneering rejuvenation therapy for the aging eye and presbyopia, announced that it has named Val Kolesnitchenko, MD, as chief scientific officer.