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Robert Ramosadded this to Cosplay
Xeni Jardin
God of Hammers cosplay with LED eyes (don't try this!)
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Thor is in the house. If you were at the Emerald City Comic-Con this weekend in Seattle, you may have seen this amazing cosplay in person. Lucky …
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Red Carpet
Lupita Nyong’o Rocked Red Contacts & Black Lipstick on the Red Carpet for an Interesting Reason
PureWow - Lex Goodman
Makeup has the power to transform. Usually that means upping the cheekbone ante with the help of a little contouring or erasing signs of brows …
Optometry
Researchers develop hydrogel to combat eye disease
aop.org.uk - by Selina Powell
Scientists from the University of New Hampshire in the US have developed a new hydrogel that could be used in the future as a contact lens for the …
Optometry
A passion for myopia control
aop.org.uk - by Ian Beasley
What is your professional passion? My passions are contact lenses and myopia control. I always had an interest in special contact lens fitting and …
Optometry
A new era in the contact lens category
aop.org.uk - by John White
Zohra Fadli (pictured), director of sphere, light management and lens care platform, R&D J&J Vision at Johnson & Johnson, presented the launch of …
Optometry
AOA members head for the Hill
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Excerpted from page 12 of the March 2019 edition of AOA Focus. Direct, face-to-face advocacy is the cornerstone of optometry's federal success and why …
Optometry
Specialty Lenses
synergeyes.com
Scleral contact lenses are prescribed by eye care professionals for a variety of irregular cornea conditions. They are designed to vault or rise over …
Optometry
Alcon debuts the iLux MGD treatment system at SECO 2019
aop.org.uk - by John White
“How are we going to create a better tomorrow in vision care?” – so asked Alcon’s vice president of professional affairs, Dr Rick Weisbarth, at SECO …
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Science
Hydrogel contact lens could save wearers' vision
newatlas.com - Ben Coxworth
Caused by autoimmune diseases, chemical burns, or sometimes even as a side effect of eye surgery, corneal melting is an incurable disease that's a …
Optometry
ABB Optical Group
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ABB Optical Group Announces Addition of Experienced Specialty Lens Consultant Specialty lens team provides consultative services for eye care …
Optometry
CE mark approval for Acuvue Oasys with Transitions Light Intelligent Technology
aop.org.uk - by John White
Johnson & Johnson Vision has announced that it has secured CE mark approval for a photochromic contact lens, designed to offer vision correction and …
Optometry
Safilens appoints UK country manager
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
Safilens has appointed Ian McDermott as its UK country manager, who will work to improve existing customer care and warehouse services at its base in …
New Hampshire
UNH researchers create a hydrogel contact lens to treat serious eye disease
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DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created a hydrogel that could one day be made into a contact lens to more …
Optometry
Birmingham CooperVision conference - Optician
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Professor Lyndon Jones helps CooperVision change perspectives Author: Chris Bennett Published: Professor Lyndon Jones will host a CooperVision Lecture …
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U2
Halifax inventor creates contact lens to help people overcome colour blindness
ctvnews.ca - CTVNews.ca Staff, with a report from CTV Atlantic’s Heidi Petracek
A Maritime innovator has created a new contact lens prototype she says will allow people with colour blindness to see a full spectrum of colour. In …
Ophthalmology
Risk of severe vision loss after same-day topography-guided PRK and CXL
aao.org - Ronald Luke Rebenitsch, MD
This study investigates the outcomes of patients who underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) followed immediately by standard 30-minute corneal …
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Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson offers Acuvue contact recycling program
inhabitat - by Dawn Hammon
Figuring out what is or is not recyclable is an ongoing struggle with program availability differing from one location to another. On the other hand, …
Optometry
IACLE celebrates 40 year milestone
aop.org.uk - by Emily McCormick
Optometrist and reader at Aston University, Dr Shehzad Naroo (pictured), was elected president of the International Association of Contact Lens …
Optometry
Remind patients to practice healthy contact lens habits during travel and vacations
aoa.org - www.aoa.org
It's that time of year: spring break. And it's a good time for doctors of optometry to remind patients to bring along the right gear to properly …
Optometry
Myopia reports provide guidance for management of condition
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
The International Myopia Institute (IMI) has published eight reports in order to provide the most up-to-date guidance on the eye condition. Published …
Optometry
The silicone hydrogel choice
aop.org.uk - by John White, Laurence Derbyshire
Focusing on the growing silicone hydrogel (SiHy) daily disposable contact lenses market, the practitioners offered their frank views on what they …
Optometry
Clinical trial assesses accuracy of CooperVision app
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
The Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) has carried out a clinical study on the accuracy of CooperVision’s OptiExpert app for contact …
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Business (India)
LensKart Invests $10 Mn With An Eye On Underserved Contact Lens Market
inc42.com - Dipen Pradhan
Faridabad-based optics solution provider LensKart has allocated $10 Mn towards building its contact lenses business, especially to fuel its product …
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Public Health
Students and Teachers at Nepean school break out in rashes
ctvnews.ca - CTV Ottawa
Ottawa Public Health believes it has identified the source of skin irritation at Meadowlands Public School. "It involves white glue, contact lens …
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Pinellas County
Pinellas Tax Collector Promotes Preserve Vision Florida
Patch - News Desk
All offices will offer an array of vision-related items for purchase . From PVFLA: Dinosaurs and unicorns and bears, oh my! This March the Pinellas …
Engineering
Monomer Filtration Critical for Soft Contact Lens Production
engineering-update.co.uk - JET Digital Media
Amazon Filters reports on how implementation of its SupaPore PCG capsule filters at one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses, …
Arizona
It’s All Greek to Me
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By Stephen Cohen, O.D. — Myopia. Hyperopia. Astigmatism. Presbyopia. “I have no idea what you’re talking about-opia.” If you are like millions of other …
Awards
Association of Optometrists
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has opened nominations for its 2019 BCLA Awards. The awards will take place on the final night of the …
Optometry
GOC approves new Standards for Optical Businesses
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
The General Optical Council (GOC) has approved the publication of its new Standards for Optical Businesses following feedback from …
Tap Water
Giving contact lens wearers the right information
aop.org.uk - by General Optical Council
Are the profession’s messages about safe lens practice cutting through with wearers? Phil Morgan urges practitioners to get behind the GOC’s …