Dempsey’s Latest Eyewear Gig
Thelios has announced the appointment of actor and professional racing driver Patrick Dempsey as the global ambassador for TAG Heuer Eyewear. Dempsey has been a constant presence at the side of the Swiss luxury watchmaker since 2014, and this year the relationship enters a new chapter as he becomes the official face of TAG Heuer Eyewear. The campaign opens with a nod to the brand’s deep roots in racing culture. Dempsey wears two key models from the collection: the Jack Heuer and Mini Vingt Sept eyewear lines. thelios.com
Topcon Launches IDHea
Topcon Healthcare has launched the Institute of Digital Health (IDHea), an ocular data-as-a-service platform designed to accelerate AI research and digital health innovation. IDHea provides fast and secure access to unique real-world and clinical trial datasets in order to drive breakthroughs in healthcare applications that improve ocular and systemic disease outcomes. Part of Topcon’s Healthcare from the Eye initiative, the strategy of applying AI models to imaging data from the eye to facilitate earlier detection and better management of disease, IDHea provides a platform to transform clinical data into actionable insights through AI-powered analytics and seamless connectivity. By bridging the gap between data and discovery, IDHea hopes to propel innovation toward a future of predictive, personalized, and proactive patient care. IDHea’s governance framework also empowers responsible innovation through ethical, secure, and transparent data practices. idhea.net
New Hope for Presbyopes
New research from a CooperVision and University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute team has identified a novel marker for presbyopic accommodation that may drive future category innovation. The paper, OCT-Based Marker For Accommodative Effort In Presbyopes, explores how both anterior segment and crystalline lens geometry change in relation to accommodative demand, specifically among emmetropic and myopic presbyopes with different correction needs. Using OCT, the investigators observed measurable geometric alterations across the range of subjects and presbyopia stages. Some focus ability, even though diminished, remained in presbyopes. Crystalline lens thickness emerged as a key marker for assessing focusing effort in such individuals, particularly in myopes. invisionmag.com/062501
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