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Clear vision for the future: Canadian Ophthalmological Society celebrates Indigenous Children Eye Examination Project, impacting 6,000 lives to date

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

This model is designed to benefit Indigenous children in underserved areas of Canada and involves training local youth to assess children for eye problems.

Key Points: 
  • This model is designed to benefit Indigenous children in underserved areas of Canada and involves training local youth to assess children for eye problems.
  • "Many children in these Indigenous communities have to travel over one hour by plane to see an eye care professional.
  • It is critical to develop a national vision screening strategy to prevent long-lasting vision loss, especially in children.
  • ICEE aims to become the national outreach program for delivering eye care to Indigenous children living in the remote and under-served parts of Canada."

Prevent Blindness Declares August as Children's Eye Health and Safety Month to Help Educate Families on the Importance of Healthy Vision and Early Access to Eyecare

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Monday, July 31, 2023

CHICAGO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety nonprofit organization, has declared August as Children's Eye Health and Safety Month in an effort to educate parents and caregivers on ways to keep children's eyes healthy. As many kids are headed back to school in the month of August, Prevent Blindness offers free resources including fact sheets and social media graphics in English and Spanish, toolkits, and webpages on a variety of topics, including myopia (nearsightedness), amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (crossed eyes), eye safety in relation to digital screen time, importance of vision screenings, financial assistance programs, and much more.

Key Points: 
  • Prevent Blindness Offers New Episode of its Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, Collaborative Episode of the BlackDoctor.org "Seeing Eye to Eye" Series, Resources for Families and Children for the Upcoming Solar Eclipses, and More.
  • CHICAGO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety nonprofit organization, has declared August as Children's Eye Health and Safety Month in an effort to educate parents and caregivers on ways to keep children's eyes healthy.
  • Additionally, Prevent Blindness is debuting a new episode in the online Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, " Children's Vision and Eye Health ."
  • And, as part of the Focus on Eye Health Expert series, Michael F. Chiang, MD , Director of the National Eye Institute (NEI), recently spoke with Jeff Todd

Lightbody® Introduces Digital Wellness™ Supplements to Address Vision Health Issues During Women's Eye Health and Safety Month

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightbody, the innovator of the world's only digital wellness supplements, is emphasizing the importance of daily vision care to combat the stressors of modern digital lifestyles during Women's Eye Health and Safety Month. As digital device usage has skyrocketed in recent years with men, women, and children of all ages, studies show women are at higher risk for vision problems, eye diseases, and blindness. According to Lightbody CEO and co-founder Kylen Ribeiro, most women do not realize eye health is impacted by factors such as poor hydration, nutrition deficiencies, lack of sleep, and exposure to sunlight, screens, and mobile devices.

Key Points: 
  • TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightbody, the innovator of the world's only digital wellness supplements, is emphasizing the importance of daily vision care to combat the stressors of modern digital lifestyles during Women's Eye Health and Safety Month.
  • "Digital wellness, which is having a healthy relationship with technology, is a cornerstone of overall wellness," said Ribeiro.
  • Lightbody formulated a unique  digital wellness supplement, Total Eye Health + With Blue Light Filter , for total ocular health and to enhance visual function at any age.
  • Lightbody Total Eye Health+ with Blue Light Filter can be purchased at www.lightbodylabs.com for $42.99 per bottle for a one-month supply with a discount for subscribers.

BioAdaptives Inc. Announced Today the Signing of a License for Eye Health due to Myopia and Presbyopia; a Patent Valued at US$ 570,000,000

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

LAS VEGAS, NV, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – BioAdaptives, Inc. (OTCMkts: BDPT) announced today the signing of a second non-exclusive license agreement with LY Research Corporation to market a patented product (Patent # US 9,622,970 B2 ) for Eye Health due to Myopia and Presbyopia.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, NV, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – BioAdaptives, Inc. (OTCMkts: BDPT) announced today the signing of a second non-exclusive license agreement with LY Research Corporation to market a patented product (Patent # US 9,622,970 B2 ) for Eye Health due to Myopia and Presbyopia.
  • This Patent is a liposome and sustained release polymeric micelles preparation that improves the solubility of lutein.
  • Edward Jacobs, M.D., CEO BioAdaptives, Inc., said, “We are very excited to be working on a second product with Dr. Yaguang Liu, LY Research focusing on eye health due to myopia and presbyopia.
  • Patent # Patent # US 9,622,970 B2 is valued at US$570,000,000 by Grant Thornton.”

Dr. Rohit Varma Shares Eye-Disease Research at the 2nd Mexico-United States Symposium on Vision Health

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Symposium on Vision Health .

Key Points: 
  • Symposium on Vision Health .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230127005421/en/
    An internationally acclaimed clinician and epidemiologist, Dr. Rohit Varma is the world’s foremost expert on eye disease in Latinos.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Symposium is a partnership between the Government of Mexico and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) , and National Eye Institute (NEI) .
  • Among the presenters are Dr. Michael F. Chiang, Director, NIH/NEI and Dr. Rohit Varma , Founding Director, Southern California Eye Institute .

NextGen Healthcare Client Eye Health America Invests in Optimizing Patient and Provider Experience

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that Eye Health America , a rapidly growing premier medical and surgical eyecare services provider, has added NextGen® Patient Experience Platform and NextGen® Pay powered by InstaMed to enhance the patient experience.

Key Points: 
  • NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that Eye Health America , a rapidly growing premier medical and surgical eyecare services provider, has added NextGen® Patient Experience Platform and NextGen® Pay powered by InstaMed to enhance the patient experience.
  • Leveraging NextGen Enterprise, Eye Health America streamlined processes for its providers across the Southeastern United States.
  • With NextGen Patient Experience Platform and NextGen Pay, patients can make real-time appointments and online payments and gain quick access to their medical records.
  • “Eye Health America is continuing to take friction out of the patient journey and drive meaningful patient and provider satisfaction,” said Srinivas (Sri) Velamoor, chief growth and strategy officer at NextGen Healthcare.

Back-to-school prep: The Canadian Ophthalmological Society urges parents to monitor children's vision to start the school year off right

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

"The start of the school year is always a good time to remember to monitor your child's eyes and determine if they have had any changes to their vision," says Dr. Phil Hooper, President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society.

Key Points: 
  • "The start of the school year is always a good time to remember to monitor your child's eyes and determine if they have had any changes to their vision," says Dr. Phil Hooper, President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society.
  • "A comprehensive evaluation early in the school year is important to detect changes and rectify them before they can have an impact on learning."
  • The survey revealed that 83 per cent of respondents believe that prolonged screen time is harmful to their child(ren)'s eye health.
  • The Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) is the national, recognized authority on eye and vision care in Canada.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada brings AI-driven diabetic eye screening to rural and Indigenous communities

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES and TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC), Canada's leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss, and Eyenuk, Inc., a global artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology and services company and the leader in real-world applications for AI Eye Screening™ and AI Predictive Biomarkers™, announced the launch of VLRC's Eye Health Screening Initiative to screen rural, remote and Indigenous populations in Northern and Eastern Ontario for diabetic retinopathy (DR), the leading cause of blindness among working age adults, using Eyenuk's autonomous AI technology.

Key Points: 
  • With early detection, timely treatment and appropriate follow-up care, the risk of vision loss can be reduced by 95 percent.
  • "As the leading provider of vision rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss in Canada, our goal is to deliver essential vision rehabilitation services, coordinate care for those impacted by vision loss and work with community partners to prevent vision loss and blindness utilizing Eyenuk's globally-validated screening tool, licensed by Health Canada, that can detect diabetic retinopathy in 30-60 seconds," said Jennifer Urosevic, President and CEO of VLRC.
  • Eyenuk's EyeArt AI Eye Screening System is the first autonomous AI technology licensed by Health Canada for detection of DR.
  • Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) is a not-for-profit national healthcare organization and the leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada brings AI-driven diabetic eye screening to rural and Indigenous communities

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES and TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC), Canada's leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss, and Eyenuk, Inc., a global artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology and services company and the leader in real-world applications for AI Eye Screening™ and AI Predictive Biomarkers™, announced the launch of VLRC's Eye Health Screening Initiative to screen rural, remote and Indigenous populations in Northern and Eastern Ontario for diabetic retinopathy (DR), the leading cause of blindness among working age adults, using Eyenuk's autonomous AI technology.

Key Points: 
  • With early detection, timely treatment and appropriate follow-up care, the risk of vision loss can be reduced by 95 percent.
  • "As the leading provider of vision rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss in Canada, our goal is to deliver essential vision rehabilitation services, coordinate care for those impacted by vision loss and work with community partners to prevent vision loss and blindness utilizing Eyenuk's globally-validated screening tool, licensed by Health Canada, that can detect diabetic retinopathy in 30-60 seconds," said Jennifer Urosevic, President and CEO of VLRC.
  • Eyenuk's EyeArt AI Eye Screening System is the first autonomous AI technology licensed by Health Canada for detection of DR.
  • Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) is a not-for-profit national healthcare organization and the leading provider of rehabilitation therapy and healthcare services for individuals with vision loss.

Prevent Blindness Offers Webinars, Services and Free Resources for August's Children's Eye Health and Safety Month During the "Year of Children's Vision"

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is the "Year of Children's Vision" at national non-profit, Prevent Blindness. The nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization is offering a wide variety of free resources, including educational tool kits, fact sheets, webinars, and more, to provide parents, caregivers, teachers, school nurses and public health professionals the information they need to help keep children's eyes healthy and ensure that children are ready to learn and succeed in school, activities and development.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is the "Year of Children's Vision" at national non-profit, Prevent Blindness .
  • The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has an extensive library of free informational resources about vision health for children from infants to teens.
  • Available in August, Prevent Blindness and the NCCVEH will offer:
    a new episode in the online Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, "Partnering with School Nurses for Children's Vision and Eye Health."
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.