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Bringing together opticians worldwide

United Kingdom
Joined July 2017
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Banish screen fatigue by being #ScreenSmart ⏸️ Switch-off before bed 📏 Measure the distance between your eyes & the screen 🖥️ Adjust your work station & screen settings 🫧 Refresh your eyes by consciously blinking ⏰Take a break visionmatters.org.uk/news/ne… #VisionMatters #EyeWeek
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Eyecare is an important way to care for your health. As an optical assistant you’ll give customers a warm welcome and help them choose the right products for both eye care and eyewear. buff.ly/3pIpyEE #CareersInEyecare #OpticalAssistant
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The #WomensWorldCup kicks off today! 🌍🏆 To celebrate we’re sharing the story of two extraordinary women who are making a difference on and off the football field. Chhaya and Chhavi are twins and both optometrists at Orbis partner Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital in India. 👩‍⚕️ #FIFAWWC
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Looking ahead to #SILMO Paris 2023, welcome to the third series of The Right Optics podcast! 🎙️ In this second episode, @nickcoffer talks to the CEO of Acep Group, about artificial intelligence in optics! 👉 Spotify : spoti.fi/3WYJx1b 👉 Apple : bit.ly/3CkYLnM
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Many of us think glaucoma only affects people in later life, but babies and children get it too. 👶 5 in 100,000 are born with glaucoma or develop it in childhood. Luckily, treatment can help manage the disease. Learn more here: buff.ly/3081sWm #NationalChildrensDay
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If you see a white glow in the eye, a white pupil or white reflection in a photo where a flash has been used, or when your child is in artificial light or a darkish room, visit a healthcare professional ASAP as this is the most common sign of retinoblastoma #RbWeek
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🟨 #SILMO Next Talks Products and innovations for visual health, it was at SILMO Paris 2022! Relive all the conferences 👉youtube.com/@linkbysilmo/vid…
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[#SILMO News] 🟡 Your news appointment on the world of optics is back! 📺 ⏰ See you on Thursday, April 20th at 2pm for a new edition!
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Congratulations to Freeman Donald Crichton, newly elected #president of the @InternatOA 🥳he officially took over from our Senior Court Assistant @FiAndOptician at SILMO Singapore earlier today. #international #dispensingopticians
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Almost half of Muslims worry that putting their eye drops in could break their fast. Our Trustee, Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi, spoke to us about the issues surrounding Ramadan and eye drops in our latest podcast. Listen below 👇 🎧 buff.ly/3KhDv7a
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Eye health is one way to bring joy to the millions of people around the world living without sight. Our recent Ruskell Medal winner, Dr Hillary Rono knows well. Watch his story here youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3QwQ8d… #HappinessDay #DoubleJoy
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Replying to @100Optical
@100Optical The International Opticians Association provides advocacy, support, and a voice for opticians in around 25 countries. Watch out for their education program if you’re attending the inaugural #SILMO Singapore event.
IOA President Fiona Anderson talking about the IOA at 100% Optical #100optical
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Holiday essentials can often be overlooked. Be alert around #Christmas tree branches and pine needles — you don't want to hurt your #eyes if you or your child walk or fall into them.
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@InternatOA President Fiona Anderson & Vice President Donald Crichton at the ADONZ 70 th Anniversary Dinner in Tauranga New Zealand.
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Australian Grant Hannaford Is Optician of The Year buff.ly/3DRogis
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In 2020 1.1. billion people had untreated visual impairment – by 2050 this figure is expected to rise to 1.8 billion due to a growing and ageing population. @IAPB #SDGs #WorldPopulationDay iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/…
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