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Dr. Melvin Shipp, dean of the Ohio State University College of Optometry and the first optometrist to serve as president of the American Public Health…

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Ohio State Univ. Dean Shipp to Address SCO Grads

Damn you Justin Bieber and your hairstyle choices! When little tweens are not busy swooning all over the Biebs it turns out his popular “hair-hanging-over-the-eye” style may be causing kids to develop lazy eye. Leading Australian expert of Optometry Andrew Hogan recently sat down with the Daily Telegraph to discuss the haircut and he says it may be Justin Bieber’s Hair Is Causing Lazy Eye …

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Justin Bieber’s Hair Is Causing Lazy Eye And Bad Posture

Corneal Specialist Tyler Hall, M.D. has joined the ophthalmology staff at Alabama Eye & Cataract Center and Michelson Laser Vision.Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Marc Michelson, M.D., Medical Director of Alabama Eye & Cataract Center and Michelson Laser Vision is pleased to announce that Corneal Specialist Tyler Hall, M.D. has joined the ophthalmology staff at their practice. Dr. Michelson …

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Alabama Eye & Cataract Center and Michelson Laser Vision Welcome Corneal Specialist Tyler Hall, M.D.

Haag-Streit UK, the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacqui Kenyon in the role of Product Manager, to join the 48-strong team. Based remotely, Jacqui will be responsible for the Ellex range of products and the DRS non-mydriatic retinal camera. …

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Haag-Streit UK Appoints a New Product Manager, Bringing Further Clinical Expertise to the Team

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– – The American Academy of Ophthalmology and EyeCare America , a public-service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, urge all Americans to make regular …

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Ophthalmologists Warn That Serious, Blinding Eye Diseases May Show No Early Symptoms

The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , the nation’s leading organization in advancing the quality of children’s eye care, is recognizing the contributions of school nurses as part of National School Nurse Day.

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Nation’s Pediatric Ophthalmologists Celebrate “National School Nurse Day”

TORONTO, May 8, 2012 /CNW/ – A study released today by CNIB and the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry as part of Vision Health Month indicates that one in seven Canadian adults may be living …

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Study reveals many Canadians unnecessarily living with vision loss

Eleven Biotherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company designing and engineering novel and differentiated protein-based biotherapeutics, announced the presentation of data for EBI-005, the lead drug candidate from Eleven’s AMP-Rx product engine, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2012 Annual Meeting.

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Eleven Biotherapeutics Presents Data on EBI-005, a Novel IL-1 Inhibitor Protein for Topical Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

Amakem NV, a kinase platform company focusing on ophthalmology, presented key preclinical data on its potent, locally active Rho Kinase (ROCK) inhibitor AMA0076 at the 2012 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting being held at Fort Lauderdale, US from 6 – 10 May. The ARVO meeting is the world's largest gathering of international eye and vision researchers.

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Amakem presents key preclinical data on AMA0076 at ARVO meeting

DIEPENBEEK, Belgium, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Local ROCK Inhibition Highly Effective in Lowering IOP in Glaucoma Model While Avoiding HyperemiaAmakem NV, a kinase platform company focusing on ophthalmology, …

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Amakem Presents AMA0076 Data at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting