Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 2: The importance of regular Eye Testing
james Eye Examinations An eye test is both painless and inexpensive – it may even be free – and could literally save your life, but not nearly enough people are getting…
Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 1: Macula Degeneration
This week we have 7 articles to share with you relating to the health of your eyes, please share these articles with your friends and family to promote Eye Health…
Glaucoma Awareness Week 7th – 13th June 2010
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness, believed to affect more than 70 million people worldwide. A study by the National research strategy for ophthalmology discovered that…
Green tea could help protect against glaucoma
New research suggests Green tea could help protect against eye diseases such as glaucoma. The researchers, based at Hong Kong Eye Hospital found that antioxidants known as catechins were present…
Vision Aid Overseas – Helping the world to see…
Vision Aid Overseas was founded in 1985 by optical professionals who were passionate about transforming the lives of disabled people or those with disadvantages because they did not have access…
FREE Eye Tests at Tesco Opticians (UK) – Now Permanent!
Unfortunately, Tesco's FREE Eye Test offer that we blogged about back in January has now expired - "booo" I hear you cry! Well fear not, if you're due an eye…
Electrifying Vision – Lenses with Artificial Intelligence from PixelOptics
Electronic Eyewear Following ten years in development PixelOptics, a US lens company based in Roanoke, Virginia are on the threshold of releasing the first dynamic electronic spectacle lens commercially. President…
Eye make-up worn by Cleopatra boosts immune system
Research carried out by the CNRS research institute and scientists from the Louvre Museum indicate that the heavy eye make-up used by ancient Egyptians such as Cleopatra may have helped…
Pet Tarantula – Hazardous to Eyes
The Chilean Rose Tarantula is considered to be a calm and docile species of tarantula to keep as a domestic pet, however caution should still be taken when handling, they…
Give me my PD! – Online Petition
Have you had your eyes tested recently but the optician wouldn't give you your Pupillary Distance? Currently, under the General Optical Council regulations opticians are only obliged to provide its…