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Archive for January, 2009

Marcolin renews its licence with Fashion Box

Published January 31st, 2009 by David.

Marcolin has renewed it license with Fashion Box for design, production and worldwide distribution of Replay sunglasses and optical frames until December 2012. EYES magazine is the leading business and optical fashion magazine for all UK optical retailers Contact details: Brenda Saunders, Publisher. Tel: 01420 473716. email: bsaunders@rimsmedia.co.uk  

Boots Opticians to merge with Dollond & Aitchison

Published January 30th, 2009 by David.

Boots Opticians is to merge with Dollond & Aitchison, the high street retail chain said. The combined business, trading as Boots Opticians, will have around 690 practices and employ more than 5,000 staff. Dollond & Aitchison will gradually disappear from the high street as its stores adopt the Boots Optician brand. Alliance Boots said the [...]

BCLA CET dates

Published January 28th, 2009 by David.

‘Eurovision: Contactology across the United States of Europe’ will be the theme for the first BCLA European Day, to be held in London on Monday February 9. Registration costs £85 for BCLA members and 5 CL CET points have been applied for. Other BCLA CET courses for practitioners of all skills levels will be held [...]

Optometry Tomorrow 2009

Published January 27th, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

8/9 MARCH – Hilton Brighton Metropole. Helping you meet the challenges of optometric practice. One of the UK’s leading optometric events, Optometry Tomorrow is a one-stop-shop for all of your learning needs. The College has developed a comprehensive programme, featuring a diverse range of thought-provoking lectures, and inspiring, hands-on, clinical workshops. Delegates will have the [...]

New face at Marchon UK

Published January 27th, 2009 by David.

Carlo Merati has joined the Marchon Team as Country Manager for Marchon UK, he will report directly to Micha Siebenhandl, Regional Business Director. Sarah Williams takes on the newly created role of Travel Retail and Duty Free Manager, UK & EMEA. EYES magazine is the leading business and optical fashion magazine for all UK optical [...]

Free CET for ABDO members

Published January 26th, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

As a unique and exclusive offer, The Optometry Blog is proud to offer free CET for all ABDO registered Optical professionals. The CET articles are available to download from our website in the following formats and the articles are all accredited for 12 months allowing you the flexibility you require:

Sensitivity to Opti-Free Replenish

Published January 20th, 2009 by David.

Sensitivity to Opti-Free Replenish   As mentioned before on this blog, we have a linkedin group which has a large number of optical professionals from across the globe. One of the major functions of our group (which is free to join, just click here!) is that people can start discussions about topics within the Optometry [...]

'Visions link' to coffee intake

Published January 14th, 2009 by David.

From BBC News: People who drink too much coffee could start seeing ghosts or hearing strange voices, UK research has suggested. People who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hallucinate than those who took just one, a study found. A Durham University team questioned 200 [...]

Long-term treatment of strabismus with Botox

Published January 9th, 2009 by David.

A long-term course of injections of botulinum toxin (“Botox”) offers a viable treatment for complicated strabismus, according to study results published in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. John P. Lee, FRCS, FRCP, FRCOphth of Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK and colleagues conducted a retrospective [...]

Ophthalmologist addresses European Parliament

Published January 2nd, 2009 by Jane Macnaughton.

Professor Gerd U. Auffarth petitions the European Parliament for the introduction of co-pay schemes
for cataract patients in the EU


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