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WINDSOR, England, August 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The summer holidays are in full swing and September is just around the corner and with it brings the start of the new school term that will soon kick-off once again. With the possibility of new friends, teachers, lessons - or even having to attend a different school, life is daunting for any child at this time of the year. But when it comes to your child having the correct eyewear, things couldn't be simpler, as...

VISTA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As progressive eyeglass lenses grow in popularity, there are an overwhelming number of lens choices with each promising a new and better design. Ophthonix, makers of the cutting-edge iZon Lenses, has identified a key problem commonly faced by progressive lens wearers and has set out to solve it for them. This problem is that some wearers face an undesirable period of adaptation to a new pair of progressive lenses resulting in patient...

VIENNA, Va., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MyEyeDr., announces today that its M Street store has moved to a new location at 1744 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. At the new location, Dr. Arnold Miller, O.D. and the M Street Team will continue to provide full-service vision healthcare including comprehensive eye exams along with dispensing prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120511/PH05860LOGO ) Dr. Robert Samit,...

WINDSOR, England, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LensWay [http://www.lensway.co.uk ] - the online optical store - have collated some of the most enduring of eye-care myths and revealed some surprising truths. Carrots help you see in the dark TRUE! Well, kind of: carrots contain vitamin A, a lack of which can cause poor night vision. So, while tucking into ten carrots a day won't give you the vision of an owl, missing out on them altogether will mean that your...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An eye-opening stat: almost 70 percent of people from around the world would rather give up 10 years of their life, or even sacrifice one of their limbs, than lose their eyesight. Yet less than one third of those polled take the basic steps necessary to preserve eye sight, according to the "Barometer of Global Eye Health," a new global survey released today by Bausch + Lomb. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The eyeglass experts at the Eye Shop, the new full-service eyewear boutique in downtown Clearwater, have an ongoing interest in state-of-the-art, high-tech eyewear, and so they have been avidly following the news of Google's Project Glass augmented-reality glasses. Although the glasses have not yet made their public debut, news media outlets and bloggers have been providing some idea of what to expect. The concept behind the glasses...

WINDSOR, England, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing the WINNING sale from LensWay.co.uk [http://www.lensway.co.uk ]. The online glasses and contact lenses retailer is giving you the chance to get up to 50% off your frames and Sunglasses between the 12th and 26th of July. The WINNING sale is broken down into three separate offers; Gold, Silver and Bronze, with each one offering a different level of discount. Use the code (WINNING) to redeem this offer on your...

VIENNA, Va., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MyEyeDr., a full-service vision healthcare company providing comprehensive eye exams along with dispensing prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses, announces today it will host an Ultimate Eye Care Event on Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 10 am to 3 pm at the MyEyeDr. Burke, Virginia location. The event will showcase the "Ultimate" in products, services, and savings and include activities for the whole family to enjoy....

WINDSOR, England, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sit back and relax with the AutoRefill program from LensWay.co.uk, the online glasses and contact lenses retailer, giving you the chance to order your contact lenses online and opt to receive an automatic refill every month on a day to suit you, delivered free of charge directly to your door. What's more, you'll get an exclusive 5% discount on every refill order you receive. And with no commitment, you're free to cancel or...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the enVista(TM) hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL). Bausch + Lomb's enVista lens represents a significant step forward in IOL technology as it is the first and only FDA-approved IOL in the U.S. with labeling that states: "No glistenings of any grade were reported for any subject at any visit in the clinical...