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Briot Alta Pulse – At the Heart of Your Business

The Alta Pulse is built for reliability and flexibility, and is specially designed for mid-sized practices.

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Waterloo Student Wins $100,000 Grant to Develop Smart Contact Lenses

The Thiel Foundation announced last week that its class of 2015 Thiel Fellows includes University of Waterloo student Harry Gandhi, co-founder and CEO of Medella Health, a Canadian start-up which plans to develop glucose-monitoring “smart” contact lenses to aid in diabetes management.

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Google Patents Biometric Contact Lens

According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, Google has been awarded a patent on several designs and implementations of contact lenses capable of scanning the wearer’s iris and using it as a biometric “fingerprint”.

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Transitions Optical Expands Dragon Partnership

Transitions Optical, Inc. and Dragon have announced an expanded product portfolio, launching EnduroX trail sunglasses with Transitions® adaptive sun lens technology.

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Drug Delivering Contact Lenses Improve with UV-blocking

Researchers at the University of Florida, found that UV-blocking contact lenses protected photosensitive drugs from degrading and showed that contact lenses could be an effective way to deliver photosensitive extended-release drugs.

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New AudiVue Auditory Glasses

Siemens Audiology and Frederic Beausoleil teamed up to create a new and innovative two in one solution, AudiVue, that combines the efficiency of a pair of glasses with the performance of a hearing aid.

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UWaterloo Researcher Warns Inappropriately Applied Eyeliner Causes Vision Problems

A study completed by Dr. Allison Ng while at Cardiff University found that eyeliner applied to the inner eyelid can contaminate the tear film and may cause vision problems including irritation, blurred vision and infection.

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Seraphin Expands Its Sunglass Collection With New Iconic Styles

Seraphin, from Ogi Eyewear, expands its acclaimed sunglass collection by reintroducing the design elements of a bygone era paired with today’s modern approach.

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Seeing the World in Black and White

Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a gene mutation responsible for achromatopsia, a disorder where malformed proteins in the retina’s cone photoreceptors restrict patients to viewing the world in black and white.

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Marcolin and Iconix Brand Group Renew Licensing Agreement for Candie’s, Bongo and Rampage Eyewear

Marcolin SpA and Iconix Brand Group are proud to have extended their licensing agreement for the design, production and distribution of the eyewear collections of sunglasses and optical frames for Candie’s, Bongo and Rampage brands.

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