Allergan Teams Up With Von Miller to Raise Awareness of Glaucoma's Impact on...
DUBLIN—Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a global pharmaceutical company with more than 70 years of heritage in eyecare, announced a partnership with Von Miller, a former Super Bowl MVP, Denver Broncos...
View ArticleAlcon and PARC, a Xerox Company, Set Agreement Aimed at Developing...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—PARC, a Xerox company, announced last week that it has reached an agreement with global eyecare company Alcon to develop innovative new treatments for eyecare. The agreement includes...
View ArticleBascom Palmer’s Research Designed to Find Targets for New Glaucoma Treatments
MIAMI—To better understand a specific form of glaucoma, known as pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, researchers at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute are using cutting-edge metabolomic studies.
View ArticleAEVR Hosts Virtual Events Sept. 23 in Conjunction With Emerging Vision...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) has announced a series of virtual events on Sept. 23 that are associated with International Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)...
View ArticleCOPE-Approved Myopia Management Webinars Offer Free CE
NEW YORK—With childhood myopia rising rapidly and the age of onset lowering, it’s no wonder myopia management is the hottest topic in eyecare. Learn the techniques for slowing the progression of myopia...
View ArticleThe American Foundation for the Blind Releases Flatten Inaccessibility...
New York—The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced the release of the Flatten Inaccessibility research report, the culmination of survey findings from 1,921 U.S. participants who are blind...
View Article13 Doctors and Researchers Awarded Greenberg Prize to End Blindness
NEW YORK—Thirteen doctors and researchers have been awarded the Sanford and Sue Greenberg Prize to End Blindness, National Geographic Reports. The 13 winners will split the prize of $3 million in gold.
View ArticleConnectyx Announces Grant of Exclusive Worldwide License from NEI and NIH for...
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc., a development-stage biomedical company focusing on novel treatments for rare diseases, announced it has entered into an exclusive patent...
View ArticleInternational Sports Vision Association Announces New Executive and Advisory...
MONROE, N.J.—The International Sports Vision Association (ISVA), an interdisciplinary group of professionals dedicated to advancing the field of vision training for athletes of all ages and levels to...
View ArticleHow the Visually Impaired Can Experience the World of Gaming, Sports and...
Have you ever wondered what it’s like for a blind person to experience a movie, follow sports or play a video game? Thanks to the world of podcasts, specifically a program called Twenty Thousand Hertz...
View ArticleLighthouse Guild Launches New Technology Center in Manhattan
NEW YORK—Advances like artificial intelligence, program learning, virtual reality, facial recognition, and 5G are becoming available to benefit people who are blind and visually impaired. To help New...
View ArticlePrevent Blindness to Hold First-Ever A.S.P.E.C.T. Patient Advocacy and...
CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, will be holding the inaugural A.S.P.E.C.T. Patient Advocacy and Engagement Summit, May 9-11, 2022, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Summit will...
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