15-Nov-16 The Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology in Korea has developed a contact lens for glaucoma treatment that improves drug delivery efficiency by adding vitamin to soft contact lenses. Fat-soluble vitamin A and vitamin E lump with each other in the inside of a contact lens and form a concrete surface which absorbs and maintains more glaucoma medication. [image: Business Korea]

14-Nov-16 In the last one decade, the number of diabetes patients in India increased by over 30 mn due to sedentary lifestyle and erratic schedule mostly common in the age group of 20-40 years, said the country’s leading diabetic experts. In 2000, there were around 31.7 mn persons diagnosed with diabetes, and by 2015 the figure had increased to 62 mn. [image: Imperial College London]

08-Nov-16 An MOU on corneal transplant cooperation and training between the National Eye Bank of Taiwan and SightLife has brought Taiwan a step closer to regional leadership in the field. Under the five-year pact, which makes Taiwan SightLife's the second partner in Asia, the US-based nonprofit will provide the latest corneal transplant training and assist NEBT in gaining international accreditation. [image: MOHW]

12-Oct-16 Hoya Corp is to buy Performance Optics for USD476 mn. “Performance Optics provides Hoya with additional capabilities in polycarbonate, photochromic and polarized lens technologies, as well as an expansion of our global footprint,” Hoya Vision Care CEO Girts Cimermans said. Performance Optics has manufacturing facilities in the US, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia.

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