Ophthalmology

Many people associate eyeglasses with cutting-edge technology. As we can see, smartphones get smarter, and cars go greener, eyewear seems comparatively the same. This notion is dead wrong because opticians and materials experts are pushing the boundaries of what eyeglasses can do.

A Turkish doctor has been carrying out eye surgeries on thousands of patients in Africa for more than a decade.

(CNN)Summer's almost here, so beware the brightest of sunlight! To protect your eyesight, the most important recommendation you need to follow is to wear sunglasses that block ultraviolet radiation whenever you go outside during daylight hours, according to the National Eye Institute. This is true for everyone, no matter what age, year round.

3.54% of the Bulgarian population or 248 354 people have glaucoma. This is the data, updated at the beginning of March 2018, presented by the Head of the Department of Eye Diseases, Ear, Neck, and Throat Diseases and Oral Surgery Prof. Lachezar Voinov, reported from the Press Center of the Military Medical Academy.

The reading glasses of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) were auctioned off for USD 9.8k - almost five times more than their pre-announced value. Catherine Southton, owner of auction house Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers, announced on TASS by telephone.

A two-month-old fawn, which has been found by locals in the western province of Afyonkarahisar after she lost her mother because it was blind, has undergone cataract surgery in the Afyon Kocatepe University (AKU) Veterinary Faculty Health Application and Research Center. 

Dangerous sunglasses are being marketed in our country, became clear after a check of the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance.

Doctors in Turkey are opting out of specializing in medical fields that require surgery to be performed, amid a rise in violence against medical personnel with several surgeons killed in recent months. 

Angelina Jolie made her first public appearance after she had her ovaries removed.

She left her LA home, accompanied by a bodyguard who drove her luxury car. She was wearing sunglasses and even though she noticed the paparazzi, she did not seem to be in the mood to greet them.

Police on Saturday raided an apartment in central Athens and found more than 91,000 pieces of contraband retail products, including over 33,000 pairs of knock-off designer sunglasses and 24,000 brand labels.

Authorities were looking for the person believed to have been renting the space, located near Omonia Square.