Integrating hearing care into optometry practice

Why Hearing Care Makes Sense in an Eyecare Practice

By Dr Trevor Miranda, OD If eyes are the windows into the soul, perhaps ears are the doorway to the heart Both vision and hearing play huge roles...

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New Test Could Help Detect Children’s Vision Issues Earlier

Testing visual acuity in young children has long been a challenge, as traditional eye charts rely on letter recognition For children too young to...

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Indigenous Children’s Eye Examination Project Confronts Vision Care Gaps in Remote Communities

A pediatric eye care initiative launched in Northern Ontario is helping address one of Canada’s most persistent healthcare inequities: access to...

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FBC Funded Research Moves to Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Diabetic Macular Edema

An intact blood-retinal barrier, important for proper retinal function, is disrupted in eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration...

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Phase 1 Study Finds Bone Marrow Stem Cells Safe as Potential Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa

A team of researchers at University of California Davis has published the results of a Phase 1 clinical trial testing stem cells therapy for...

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