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THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND CELEBRATES AND EMPOWERS VISUALLY CHALLENGED WOMEN ACROSS OUR NATION “Reading is dreaming...
The South African Library for the Blind Launches national footprint of Mini-Libraries
, Industry News, Low Vision, 0The South African Library for the Blind have now extended their services with a mini library programme, launched at...
In accordance with the theme – Relationships and Results (R&R) – adopted by the Board for 2016, a Stakeholder Seminar was...
FIRST HUMAN CLINICAL TRIAL TO TREAT RP BEGINS ReNeuron, in partnership with Boston Eye and Ear, has announced that...
World Glaucoma Week: Learn about glaucoma and protect your sight before it is too late
, Conditions & Diseases, Industry News, Low Vision, 0Glaucoma affects 67 million people worldwide 1, causing irreversible loss of vision if left untreated Regular eye exams are...
WHO-BHVI joint Global Scientific Meeting on Myopia discusses the rapidly rising prevalence and impact of myopia
, Conditions & Diseases, Industry News, 0Key scientists, researchers and clinical experts from around the world discussed the rapidly increasing prevalence, the vision, social and...
Optometric press 5 billion myopes by the year 2050; up from 1.4 billion in 2000 1 billion high myopes...
HALF THE WORLD TO BE SHORT-SIGHTED BY 2050 5 billion to be short-sighted (myopic) by the year 2050 One...
Sydney, Australia, 8 October 2015: Up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle...