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With millions of people worldwide who are blind or suffering from sight-robbing diseases, and millions more expected to lose their vision over the next few years, a growing number of private companies and research institutes are working to develop bionic eyes, artificial vision systems and advanced visual prostheses. One of the newest projects is being undertaken by Illinois Institute of Technology. Researchers there were recently awarded $2.5 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund the first year of a three-year project which involves clinical trials of a first-of-its-kind wireless visual prosthesis system which aims to provide some limited vision to people with profound blindness.
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US Eye Network expands in South Carolina, MetLife to acquire Versant Health for $1.7 billion, Omni Group partners with Eye Care Northwest, national ECP revenues and category indexes decline nationwide, and CovalentEvents launches Eyes on 2021 for optometry community all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed.
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MENLO PARK, California, and CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Facebook, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica just announced a multiyear collaboration to develop the next generation of smart glasses. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook Connect, an annual conference held virtually from California. The partnership will combine “Facebook apps and technologies, Luxottica’s category leadership and iconic brands, and Essilor’s advanced lens technology to help people stay better connected to their friends and family,” according to a joint announcement from Facebook and EssilorLuxottica that was issued on Sept. 16.
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Did you follow the optical news this week? Take VM’s News Quiz to see how much you know. This week's quiz takes a look at a product collaboration between Facebook and EssilorLuxottica, VSP creates a new executive slot and why wearing glasses may cut your risk of catching the virus. Click here to take the quiz for the week of September 13. VM's News Quiz is published every Saturday as part of VMAIL Weekend.
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Who doesn’t want little animal optometrists on their badge holder? You can customize this adorable accessory on Etsy. #WeShareIt
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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, eyecare professionals have adopted strict hygiene protocols. That puts pressure on their ability to serve the same number of patients they used to see before COVID-19. To address the situation, Zeiss Vision Care US is launching Zeiss UVClean technology, an optometry-specific UV-C disinfecting device designed especially for eyecare professionals and developed in conjunction with Voxelight, LLC. Intended for the dispensary Zeiss UVClean alleviates the high costs that have become the new normal in a COVID-19 environment. Zeiss developed the device with the insight and support of several practices across the U.S. including Carrboro Family Vision in North Carolina.
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