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Optical Regulator Wins Case Against Illegal Online Contact Lens Sales
04.09.2008 10:13
medicalnewstoday.com
An Internet retailer was ordered to pay over £60,000 as the General Optical Council (GOC) successfully concluded a criminal prosecution for illegal sales of contact lenses. Vision Direct pleaded guilty to six offences of selling contact lenses without a valid specification and without the supervision of a registered doctor or optician. Sale and supply of optical appliances are regulated under the Opticians Act.
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September 2008 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Cataract Removal, Severe Headache And Dual Energy X-Ray Imaging
04.09.2008 07:04
medicalnewstoday.com
One aspect of aging that's usually fixable is cloudy vision due to cataracts. In an otherwise healthy eye, cataract removal results in improved vision 95 percent of the time, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Cataracts are common. By age 65, about half of all Americans have developed some degree of lens clouding due to cataracts.
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