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MONCTON, NB, May 5, 2021 /CNW/ - BioScript Solutions
® is pleased to announce today that it has been recognized as one of Canada s Best Managed Companies. As one of the 2021 Best Managed Companies award winners, BioScript Solutions
is placed among the country s leading Canadian owned and managed companies with innovative, world-class business practices.
Co-founded in 2001 by pharmacists David Ford and Andrew Steeves, BioScript Solutions specializes in helping people achieve the best possible health outcomes by providing access to specialty drug therapies and full-service patient support, pharmacy and nursing care. What began as one infusion clinic at a Riverview pharmacy in New Brunswick now comprises five business units employing more than 850 team members that operate coast-to-coast in Canada.
Canadian Ophthalmological Society promotes global awareness of leading cause of blindness during World Glaucoma Week
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Difficult-to-detect eye disease is known as the silent thief of sight
TORONTO, March 9, 2021 /CNW/ - A person with glaucoma can lose as much as 40 per cent of their sight without noticeable symptoms and it is the leading cause of irreversible blindness that affects 78 million people worldwide, including over 800,000 Canadians, half of whom don t even know they have it, according to the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Now, during World Glaucoma Week, they are sharing a new video about the importance of regular eye exams for detecting what is known as the silent thief of sight.
AMD Awareness Month sheds light on the leading cause of severe vision loss in older adults
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Age-related macular degeneration primarily affects those over age 60, but genetics and other risk factors play a role
TORONTO, Feb. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common eye diseases to cause vision loss after age 60, affecting nearly 2 million Canadians and accounting for 90 per cent of new cases of legal blindness in the country, according to the Canadian Ophthalmological Society.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness, affecting 2 million Canadians - learn the signs.& Video: Canadian Ophthalmological Society.
Canadian Ophthalmological Society aims to reduce blind spots about vision loss during Glaucoma Awareness Month
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Vision-saving facts shed light on this leading, yet preventable eye disease
TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Known as the sneak thief of sight glaucoma is a difficult disease to detect because it has no noticeable symptoms until it s at an advanced stage and, once vision is lost, it is permanent. Yet glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness affecting 60 million people worldwide including over 800,000 Canadians, half of whom don t even know they have it, according to the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. During Glaucoma Awareness Month, they stress the importance of regular eye exams for detecting glaucoma, given that as much as 40 per cent of