Category: Health & Information
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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 Awareness week 2010, together we can make a difference to encourage regular eye examinations. What is the Macula? The Macula is a very small part…
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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 in the eye tissue of laboratory rats following ingestion of green tea. The antioxidant Catechin belongs to the family of antioxidants that includes vitamin C,…
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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 to eyecare. They were motivated by the enormous difference that a pair of spectacles can make to people all over the world who need good…
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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 test now, in the next month or two, or at any time in the future, you will be happy to hear that supermarket giant Tesco…
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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 and chief executive officer of PixelOptics Ronald Blum said, ‘Electronic eyewear has intelligence built into them’, it allows the lens to know where your looking,…
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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 to fight off bacteria which can cause eye infections. The make-up used could take up to a month to formulate as the chemicals did not…
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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 will bite if threatened or flick prickly barbed hairs as a defence mechanisum. A 29 year old owner of a Chilean Rose tarantula found out…
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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 patients with prescription details including Sphere, Cylinder, Axis and Add values, the optician does not have to record and provide you with your PD measurement…
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New Article! Maintain healthy eyes with Dietary Supplements
Today, we’ve added a new article to our website containing information on how to maintain healthy eyes through healthy eating and dietary supplements. This guide also contains information about the vitamins and trace elements needed to keep you and your eyes in good health. To find out more, please the Dietary Supplements for the Eyes…