Optician news roundup

Implantable contact lens treatments (ICL) have grown in popularity as an alternative to laser eye surgery at the Advanced Vision Care (AVC) clinic in London. AVC said its patients were opting for intraocular lenses in particular, because they corrected both distance and near vision at the same time. The clinic provides ICL treatments for prescriptions ranging from -25 to +12, with specialist lenses also available to correct astigmatism up to 5.00D.

Luxottica foundation OneSight has now treated eight million people in the developing world, having been founded in 1988. The landmark patient was Marokey Camara, from The Gambia, who had been struggling to work, cook and thread a needle due to blurred vision. The Gambia clinic was opened for a two-week spell through OneSight's three-year partnership with UK charity Sightsavers.