by Shannon de Klerk Moscon Optics hosted Claire Elven-Dechoux, Professional Education and Development Manager for Johnson and Johnson Vision, Middle East and Africa, on 13th March. Claire is enthusiastic and passionate about the ACUVUE® Brand. Her interactive session with audience participation was well received. Ricky Lewis introduced the ACUVUE® Brand team, including Lloyd

The Low Vision Interest Group of South Africa have created a Face Book Page and have 187 members. A Low Vision Conference has been scheduled – details under the Events Section. This is a note posted on the page by Belinda Leibowitz. For years we have had a dream to really expand Low

Cape Town Society for the Blind was founded in 1929 by a group of women from Cape Town, who identified the need to provide training and employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired persons, within a secure and supportive environment. To this day, the Society strives to uplift the blind

Specsy Announces US Launch of AR Designed and 3D Printed Custom Frames Toronto, Ontario - February 27, 2018 - Specsy has announced the entry of their technology driven 3D printed custom eyewear line in the United States, at the Vision East Expo. Based out of Canada, Specsy creates custom frames that

ARTICLE COURTESY OF LDP Tel: 021 888 5600 | Fax: 021 888 5697/8 e-mail : info@ldp.co.za | Web site : www.ldp.co.za 10 Helderberg Street, Stellenbosch, 7600   A well-known attorney recently said he is constantly surprised by the number of shareholder disputes that could be quickly resolved if there was a shareholder agreement. The importance of shareholder agreements Human nature is fickle and a few years

ARTICLE COURTESY OF LDP Tel: 021 888 5600 | Fax: 021 888 5697/8 e-mail : info@ldp.co.za | Web site : www.ldp.co.za 10 Helderberg Street, Stellenbosch, 7600   “What people really want is fairness. They want people paying their fair share of taxes” (Barack Obama) In the Medium Term Budget Speech (MTBS) last October, Finance Minister Gigaba laid out some frightening numbers – tax revenue was not

On Wednesday, 21 February, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba (now former minister) announced a 49% increase over three years for a conditional grant to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI). In aggregate, government will be spending R792-bn on basic education, R668-bn on health and R528-bn on social grants, over the medium term. Over the next three

“THEME: research informed solutions for optimal corneal health” The KERATOCONUS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (KFSA) invites researchers, clinicians and industry innovators to submit abstracts for podium or poster presentation at: the inaugural Cornea and Contact Lenses Conference to be held at Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa on 30th June - 1st July

On behalf of the Contact Lens Society of South Africa (CLSSA), we would like to take a moment to bring you up to speed regarding our activities over the past 2 years. We relaunched CLSSA at the Eye Focus conference in Sandton in 2015, followed by a national Roadshow and

We left South Africa in 1993. As soon as our daughter was born my wife wanted out. She saw a better future for our child overseas. In retrospect it was the right decision. It was heartbreaking to leave our beloved South Africa, family and the fantastic partnership of Saks, Taylor &