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If you are going to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting in Orlando, be sure to see our exclusive Exhibit Hall Preview. The Exhibit Hall Preview makes it easy to plan your visit: Check out new and featured technologies, browse booth promotions in advance, and read about seminars & workshops.

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New Products
ODM-1000A/P Ultrasonic Biometer / Pachymeter
MEDA CO., LTD.
The combination of A-Scan and Pachymeter with IOL calculation software and corneal mapping, its portable weight and size bring much convenience to doctors. A-scan includes six formulas: SRKII, SRK-T, Holladay, Bink-II, Hoffer-Q and Haigis.
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News
United Sight Announces Results of their First Event
November 6, 2009 (Sacramento, CA) United Sight today announced the results of their first event which was held on October 28th in San Francisco with SF Project Homeless Connect. Through the support ...
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Scientists Obtain Clearer View Of How Eye Lens Proteins Are Sorted
New research reveals how proteins that are critical for the transparency of the eye lens are properly sorted and localized in membrane bilayers. The study, published by Cell Press in the November 3rd ...
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Vision Loss In Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas Reduced By Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are rare tumors that are traditionally treated with surgery, which is typically a blinding procedure. However, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital ...
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Two New Studies Show Dementia Care Fails People With Sight Loss
The sight loss charity, Thomas Pocklington Trust (1), calls for a fresh approach to dementia care after new research confirms a lack of attention to sight loss. A sensory model of care practice ...
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What Is Watering Eye (epiphora)? What Causes Watering Eye (epiphora)?
Watering eye, also known as epiphora or tearing, is a condition in which there is an overflow of tears onto the face, often without a clear explanation. There is insufficient tear film drainage from ...
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Product Showcase
Optec 5000 series Vision Tester
Stereo Optical Company
Stereo Optical, Inc. has created the Optec® 5000 and 5000 P to perform comprehensive visual screening in minimal time. In addition to the ability to screen under a variety of conditions, including monocular, binocular, near, distance, daytime, and nighttime, the Optec® 5000 P can also function as a peripheral vision test. The 5000 and 5000 P models are lightweight, portable, and feature a convenient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system. Adult and pediatric visual acuities, color and depth perception, as well as vertical and lateral phorias can be tested using the Optec® 5000 and 5000 P. These visual screening devices conduct simple, accurate, and repeatable tests in less than five minutes.

While the updated Optec® 5500 is easier to use than ever before, it retains the trusted accuracy it is known for. The Optec® 5500 P model adds the ability to perform peripheral visual screening (a test featuring flashing lights on a horizontal plane with stimuli at 85, 70, and 55 inches temporally, and 45 inches nasally) and sets the industry standard for vision testing devices. Among the features that make the Optec® 5500 so user-friendly are a remote control and use of color-corrected light. This model weighs less than 15 pounds, is portable, and requires a mere two square feet of space. The package includes 12 test slides and a choice of the standard vision testing slide packages, as well as the option to create a vision testing slides library of more than 150 test slides. Contrast sensitivity slide packages are also available for purchase upon request.
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Featured Products
Oculus Park 1 - Oculus, Inc.
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Ishihara Test 38 Plate Book - Richmond Products, Inc.
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OC-2100 Patient Chair - Topcon Medical Systems
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Spectral OCT/SLO Combination Imaging System - OPKO Instrumentation
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Events
United Sight's Second Event
December 9 - 9, 2009
San Francisco, CA (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
For this event United Sight will be partnering with SF Project Homeless Connect, an organization who has been producing bi-monthly medical screening events in San Francisco since 2004.SF Project homeless Connect does health screens, and refractions for those in need. They keep a list of referrals, and coordinate follow up with local hospitals to supply care for the uninsured - and supply eyeglasses and frames through the generous donations from local opticians.

United Sight will be helping coordinate the donation of ophthalmic diagnostic devices and recruiting physicians to provide screening services at this event
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Journal Updates
Cytotoxicity Testing of Multipurpose Contact Lens Solutions Using Monolayer and Stratified Cultures of Human Corneal Epithelial Cells
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Relationship between Accommodative and Vergence Dysfunctions and Academic Achievement for Primary School Children
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Patients with Normal-Tension Glaucoma
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Tear Physiology of Aqueous Deficiency and Evaporative Dry Eye
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Biomechanical Properties of the Cornea Measured by the Ocular Response Analyzer and their Association with Intraocular Pressure and the Central Corneal Curvature
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