Where Eye Care Is A Luxury, Technology Offers Access

Entrepreneurs and researchers are looking for ways to bring the cost of eye care down in the developing world. One group is working on technology that turns a smartphone into an eye exam machine, while another has developed glasses with liquid lenses that change prescriptions with the help of a pump.

Maine Optometrists Participate in InfantSEE® Week to Improve Infant Eye and Vision Care

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the overwhelming number of children with eye and vision problems across the United States, Maine optometrists are devoting appointments throughout the ...

Engle Eyewear Now Offering Concierge Eye Care, the Ultimate Pampering Service

Engle Eyewear in Wilkes Barre, PA is a premier eye care provider of designer eyewear, sunglasses and contact lenses. (PRWeb February 06, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Engleeyewear/conierge/prweb9165876.htm

Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients' Other Eye

PHILADELPHIA – Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye.

Seeing more than just blurred vision in your eye exam

Increasingly, optometrists are the first to spot conditions like diabetes and hypertension A recent study commissioned by a vision insurance company confirms what many optometrists already knew anecdotally: That eye exams can be valuable tools for detecting the chronic diseases that are taking an increasing toll on American health and health care dollars.