Optometry

Back to school checklist: add an eye exam for your child

'Children do not always know how to explain that they cannot see. They may move closer to the board or lose concentration, and adults interpret it as a different problem.'

 A student attends class in a Primary school in Orlando West section of Soweto, South Africa.
 UNCONTROLLED TYPE 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease and often begins in childhood, can also lead to PDR, which is the advanced stage in which abnormal new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina of the eye.

Fighting ophthalmic disease that causes blindness

Omer Adam Advances Eyewear Chain's Growth

 Woman picks out glasses at the optometrist (illustrative).

Free eye tests and glasses at Dead Sea Hotel for surviving Gaza border residents


Global nomad settled in Israel and became a Tel Aviv business owner

Though many people would say that Resnik’s world travels were brave, he believes it was far braver to embrace stability, as settling down forced him to confront himself and his past.

 Ariel Resnik, 37 From Australia to Tel Aviv, 2014

Super-Pharm purchases eyewear chain Erroca in $23m deal

Erroca has an annual sales turnover of approximately NIS 100 million through its 60 branches.

 Super-Pharm, the largest, leading drugstore chain in Israel.

Shamir Optical announces partnership with Blink Technologies

Shamir Optical, a world-leading company in the production of high-performance optical lenses, will become a shareholder in AI-based eye-tracking startup Blink.

 Yagan Moshe, CEO of Shamir Optics, Oren Yogev, CEO of Blink.

Size matters more than we think, Israeli study concludes

A new study by Bar-Ilan University researchers suggests a practical way to help older adults make stronger memories.

Larger images are more likely to be remembered during naturalistic visual behavior.

Money returned to family of the deceased: 'I knew I had to return it'

It's not every day that you meet a business owner willing to return money to a client after a purchase has been made.

Ciril Kahlon in his clinic in Jerusalem.

How Is Technology Changing Glasses?

Technology is quickly changing numerous industries and the world of optometry is no different. How is technology changing the way glasses are made and bought?