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Optician responds to college research - Altrincham Messenger 30th October 2009
"A STRETFORD optician is working to protect the eyesight of children.
In response to research by the College of Optometrists, Specsavers has been offering a free UV treatment with all scratch-resistant Pentax children’s lenses to help protect their eyes from the sun’s harmful rays. "
Contact lenses worn at night could boost children's sight - Daily Mail 19th October 2009
"Contact lenses worn at night could slow down or even halt sight deterioration in children.
The vast majority of children with sight problems are short-sighted — they have difficulty seeing things far away. This is caused by a misshapen eyeball. "
Dentists to help Merseyside smokers to quit - Liverpool Daily Post 2nd October 2009
"DENTISTS and opticians in Merseyside are being trained to help people give up smoking.
Addicted patients in Knowsley will be given advice and information during the course of their appointment."
Parents 'ignoring eye sun danger' - BBC Health News 18th August 2009
Three in four parents are risking their child's eyesight by exposing them to bright sun without appropriate protection, experts warn.
Nearly a third of parents in Britain do not buy their children sunglasses, a poll of 2,000 people for the College of Optometrists revealed.
Warrington hospital senior eye specialist 'put patient’s sight at risk' - Liverpool Daily Post 10th July 2009
AN EXPERIENCED eye specialist put the sight of some of his patients at risk, a Liverpool tribunal has heard.
Orthoptist Mark Jones is accused of failing to assess “sight threatening” changes in some of his patients and potentially damaging their health at Warrington Hospital.
They included very young children and people with learning disabilities.
Professor focused on cheap specs - BBC Health News 9th February 2009
A retired Oxford University physics professor has designed adjustable glasses that can used by people in the developing world.
Professor Silver's spectacles are altered by injecting tiny quantities of fluid into the lenses.
The spectacles mean people can have glasses that suit their eyes without the need for a prescription.
Diabetes tests could save your eyesight - Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 26th January 2009
PEOPLE who are unaware that they have diabetes could be endangering their sight.
That’s the warning from Specsavers in Ellesmere Port, who are urging borough residents to make sure they have an eye test at least every two years.
Optician 'saves life' after spotting rare brain disease in check-up - The Telegraph 23rd January 2009
An optician has been credited with saving a student's life after he realised that she was suffering from a rare brain disease.
From a machine that reads your thoughts to glasses that cure dry eyes: The breakthroughs that will change lives in 2009 - Daily Mail 6th January 2009
We often report on amazing new developments that will transform people's lives - but in many cases it could be years before patients actually enjoy the benefits. Here ISLA WHITCROFT highlights some breakthroughs that will actually make a difference to patients in the coming year - from the more mundane to the truly life-saving.
People putting eyesight in peril - BBC Health News 31st December 2008
The credit crunch could mean more people going blind as they avoid eye checks to save money, warns a charity.
Action for Blind People found over a quarter of 2,350 adults polled had not had an eye test in the past two years, and of those 30% blamed cost.
Inventor's 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world's poorest see better - The Guardian 22nd December 2008
Professor pioneers DIY adjustable glasses that do not need an optician
It was a chance conversation on March 23 1985 ("in the afternoon, as I recall") that first started Josh Silver on his quest to make the world's poor see. A professor of physics at Oxford University, Silver was idly discussing optical lenses with a colleague, wondering whether they might be adjusted without the need for expensive specialist equipment, when the lightbulb of inspiration first flickered above his head.
No need for glasses: The bionic 'lenses' that correct long and short-sightedness - Daily Mail 11th September 2008
Bionic implants that promise to give 45-year-olds the vision of someone 20 years younger could be available in just five years.
The 'super lenses' will correct both long and short-sightedness, allowing patients to throw away their glasses for good.
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