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Improving Vision through Training

Monday, April 13 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

According to psychologists at the University of California, Riverside, just one week of training by repeatedly performing a perceptual-learning task can improve the vision of the elderly to be comparable to young adults.

Regrowing corneal cells from teeth

Thursday, April 9 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

Pittsburgh University researchers have succeeded in transforming stem cells from wisdom teeth into corneal cells in mice.

New iPad app for measuring vision loss in Parkinson’s patients

Wednesday, April 8 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

A research team led by Dr Charles Adler at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona has developed a new iPad application that can screen for visual contrast loss in Parkinson’s patients.

The Ideal Length for Lashes

Monday, April 6 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

Eyelashes are the first line of defense for the eyes, shielding them from windborne particles like dust or pollen. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology used a wind tunnel that determined the best optimal, lash length is one-third the width of the eye.

Hoya Invests in Medical Devices

Thursday, April 2 2015 | 00 h 00 min | News

HOYA has announced an investment in Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc., a company specializing in medical devices for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration

Transitions® Signature Graphite Green Lenses Among Selected Products of the Year in Canada

Wednesday, April 1 2015 | 00 h 00 min | News

Transitions® SignatureTM graphite green lenses by Essilor were voted Product of the Year in the eye care category by Canadian consumers.

Overnight contact lens wearing slows myopia in children

Wednesday, April 1 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

Orthokeratology may be effective at slowing the progression of myopia in children, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Quality Checklist Now Added to all HOYA Canada Edge & Assembly Jobs

Tuesday, March 31 2015 | 00 h 00 min | News

HOYA Canada, effective March 26, will include a quality checklist with every pair of edged and assembled glasses as a mark of care the company takes with each job completed, according to a statement from...