Submerged in Van Gogh: Would Absinthe Make the Art Grow Fonder?
Individual absorption is the order of the day at two touring spectacles devoted to the painter’s greatest hits.
Source: Reuters: Health - June 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Snap ’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality
Bringing Snapchat’s Lenses from your phone to your face.
Source: Reuters: Health - May 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can spectacles full of LIQUID stop you feeling travel sick?
As lockdown eases, travel is at the top of many people's wish list. But for a significant number, motion sickness (or kinetosis) is a major barrier to getting away.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Snapchat ’s Spectacles might become true AR glasses this time
Sure to be a Spectacle
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Good is Photoscreening For Young Children ’ s Vision Problems?
This study showed that not only was smartphone photoscreening feasible, but was quite good at screening for potential vision problems. Smartphone photoscreening has the advantages of being more ubiquitously available and thus children in almost any location can be screened. A study of photoscreening using a handheld digital photoscreener in primary care offices validated the technology showing an overall referral rate of 10% to an ophthalmologist with suspected astigmatism, anisometropia and strabismus being the most common reasons. The overall positive predictive rate was 0.60. “…[O]ver 60% of children referre...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 4, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Trifocal-Lens Implant Frees Most From Spectacles After Cataract Surgery Trifocal-Lens Implant Frees Most From Spectacles After Cataract Surgery
Patients who receive trifocal-lens implants after cataract surgery are much less likely to need glasses than those who receive monofocal implants, according to a new confirmatory study.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 23, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

Can coronavirus affect eyesight? Evidence is lacking, say experts
Medics including Royal College of Ophthalmologists say cases of impaired vision alongside coronavirus infection ‘rare’See all our coronavirus coverageSpeaking to the press on Monday, Dominic Cummings said he drove, with his wife and child, on a 30-mile trip to Barnard Castle during lockdown to see if he could drive safely, concerned that his eyesight might have been affected by coronavirus.In a press conference later the same day, Boris Johnson also claimed to have experienced problems with his eyesight following Covid-19, brandishing a pair of glasses and saying: “I’m finding that I have to wear spectacles for the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Dominic Cummings Coronavirus outbreak Doctors Health Medical research UK news Science Infectious diseases Society Source Type: news

Ocular scientists advise contact lens & spectacles wearers during COVID-19 pandemic
(McDougall Communications) A new peer-reviewed paper from five prominent ocular scientists will help eye care practitioners instruct and reassure contact lens wearers during the global COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic. Published in Contact Lens& Anterior Eye, 'The COVID-19 Pandemic: Important Considerations for Contact Lens Practitioners' delves into multiple aspects of eye health amidst the global health crisis, with a specific emphasis on the safe use of contact lenses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 13, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Ocular scientists advise contact lens and spectacles wearers during COVID-19 pandemic
(McDougall Communications) A new peer-reviewed paper from five prominent ocular scientists will help eye care practitioners instruct and reassure contact lens wearers during the global COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic. Published in Contact Lens& Anterior Eye, 'The COVID-19 Pandemic: Important Considerations for Contact Lens Practitioners' delves into multiple aspects of eye health amidst the global health crisis, with a specific emphasis on the safe use of contact lenses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 13, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Exclusive: Snap's Spectacles team is making coronavirus face shields
Snap Lab, the hardware team behind Snap Inc.'s Spectacles video sunglasses, has pivoted at least temporarily to produce medical face shields during the coronavirus crisis. The much-needed equipment is being donated to ICU staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a key hospital in Los Angeles' fight during the pandemic. Snap Lab's prototyping team has converted its workspace to create the medical face shields using 3D printing technology. Work began in late March to v et designs, procure materials…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 3, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Annlee Ellingson Source Type: news

Eyewear for rugby union: wearer characteristics and experience with rugby goggles - Little JA, Eckert F, Douglas M, Barrett BT.
Unlike many other sports, Rugby Union has not permitted players to wear spectacles or eye protection. With an industrial partner, World Rugby developed goggles suitable for use while playing rugby for the purposes of growing participation amongst those tha...
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Tanzania: Dar Hospital Introduces Modern Eye Surgery
[Daily News] INTERNATIONAL Eye Hospital has introduced a modern eye surgery in Dar es Salaam. So, a person with a low vision condition can undergo surgery and regain vision and will no longer need spectacles during his life time.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 15, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Operationalizing urban resilience to floods in embanked territories - application in Avignon, Provence Alpes C ôte d'azur region - Heinzlef C, Becue V, Serre D.
Over-urbanization coupled with a climate change has led to an increase in urban floods, both in frequency and intensity. Faced with growing uncertainties, managers are struggling to find appropriate risk management strategies. Alongside traditional risk ma...
Source: SafetyLit - July 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

End of glasses? Ground-breaking technology sees major trial success
A GROUND-BREAKING technique to correct poor eyesight could spell the end of spectacles for millions.
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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