Allergan says no to Valeant…which comes back with a better offer

 The Board of Directors at Allergan, the manufacturer of Restasis eye drops, formally rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from Quebec-based...

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Diabetes damages the eye quicker than we think

Researchers from Indiana University have detected new early-warning signs of the loss of sight associated with diabetes “We had not expected to...

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Essilor inaugurates its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe

 Essilor recently inaugurated its Centre for Innovation and Technologies Europe in Créteil, France, which is described as “the world’s largest...

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Treatment reserved for risk takers

 The British Medical Journal Case Report describes how a man cured an eye lesion by diving head first into a wave at 70 km/h The man had developed...

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The role of optometrists is expanding in Alberta

 Alberta optometrists recently obtained the right to offer more eye services to respond to simple cases They will therefore be able to prescribe...

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