Recently UltraVision speakers took to the road to present in-depth lectures to 3rd year Optometry students at two leading UK universities. Both Lynn White and Joan Myhill took experiences from the market, on the subject of Irregular Corneas including Keratoconus, to students at Cardiff University and Anglia Ruskin University.
Irregular Cornea expert, Lynn White MSc FCOptom presented alongside Eef van der Worp BOptom PhD, Tim Koch FCLSA of Contamac and Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Meijome OD PhD of the University of Minho in Portugal, at the recent 2010 Global Specialty Lens Symposium, with ~400 practitioners present.
Trivandrum, 8th January, 2009
KeraSoft Eyecare Pvt Ltd., a world class contact lens company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trivandrum based Chaithanya Eye Hospital and Research Institute to launch a specialised clinic for the treatment of Keratoconus, a disorder of the cornea that causes distortion and reduced vision. The MoU was signed by Dr. Vinod Vasudevan, Director, KeraSoft and Group CEO, Flytxt; and Dr. KGR Nair, the Chief Executive of Chaithanya Group.
KeraSoft® IC, the newest addition to the KeraSoft® family of lenses, has been successfully launched in Switzerland by KeraSoft® SARL. Practitioners around the world are realising the benefits this ground breaking lens has over RGP lenses and UltraVision is delighted by the new availability in Switzerland, a country defined by its leading edge technologies and healthcare.
Hospital Optometrists attending the HOAC34 in Harrogate on 26th - 29th November will be able to learn about KeraSoft® IC; UltraVision's latest high tech soft contact lens. Manufactured in their UK laboratories in Bedfordshire, KeraSoft® IC is designed to fit all irregular corneas, including post laser refractive surgery,'Breakthrough' Soft Contact Lens for Irregular Corneas Pellucid Marginal Degeneration (PMD) and other complex corneal irregularities. KeraSoft® IC is the world's first Silicone Hydrogel (SiH) lens to incorporate Sector Management Control (SMC).
Millions of people are affected by an eye condition so severe that it seriously limits their lives – unaware they can now be set free.
Moorfields Hospital played host to the latest in a series of lectures entitled 'Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses for Keratoconus'. Keratoconus Consultant, Mrs Lynn White MSc FCOptom, presented techniques and case studies to illustrate how silicone hydrogel lenses can bring life changing results to patients suffering with a range of irregular cornea conditions including Keratoconus.
Moorfields Hospital Hosts Lecture: 'SiH Contact Lenses for Keratoconus'
KeraSoft® Silicone Hydrogel contact lenses, for Irregular Corneas including Keratoconus, continues to receive international recognition from Ophthalmologists. At a recent Ophthalmic Conference more than 140 Syrian Ophthalmologists were introduced to the various features and benefits of KeraSoft®.
Despite the apparent world-wide recession, the BCLA's recent 33rd Annual Clinical Conference and Exhibition proved to be one of the busiest so far for Premium Exhibitor, UltraVision. 'We had a record number of visitors to our stand this year and were delighted with the interest shown in all our leading products', commented J Keith Lomas, UltraVision Group CEO.
UltraVision is delighted to announce the opening of its new KeraSoft Clinic in the heart of Mayfair, London. Located within the John de Carle Practice, its principal purposes are to help patients with irregular corneas and to train practitioners to use the latest contact lens technologies now available.