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Reminder/Standing Advice: Heat advisory relating to eye care products can be found in the sister website ADP-EyeCare FAQs
08/09/2026: Elliott & Heath Opticians, Chesterfield announce an all day coffee & cake event in Support of MacMillian Cancer Support on 25/09/2026.
07/09/2026: "Small group of orthokeratologists from around the world sought" - a posting in The Forum by Jaimin Patel.
05/09/2026: "According to CPE alerts, the following medications are expected to remain in short supply until at least January 2027: Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol [0.5%] 5mg/ml (Fixapost) preservative free eye drops
Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative-free". As reported in The Sun newspaper.
28/08/2026: Professor Hugh Ringland Taylor posts news of his book 'Opening Eyes' in The Forum.
27/08/2026: "PRODUCT RECALL of some batches of The Simple Kind to Skin Micellar Cleansing Water in 200ml, 400ml and 730ml bottles. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a recall notice for the items". "It has been identified that affected batches may be microbiologically contaminated, which may cause eye inflammation". As reported in The Mirror newspaper.
27/08/2026: Update to Dr Anish Jindal's entry in The Dry Eye Referral Directory to reflect improved protocol for MGD referrals.
26/08/2026: Mark'ennovy publish Sponsored Product Data Pages for their 'Mylo' and 'Mylo Toric' myopia management soft contact lenses.
25/08/2026: Mark'ennovy publish a banner advert at the top of their Sponsored Product Data Page for their Saphir Rx Toric soft contact lens.
25/08/2026: Turning Pain Into Purpose: Charlie’s AK Awareness Run & Fundraising was created by Acanthamoeba Keratitis Eye Foundation. Go to The Forum.
20/08/2026: "Allergy Eye Drop Recall Affects More Than 39,000 Bottles, FDA Says.". Go to https://www.optometryadvisor.com/news/itchy-eye-relief-drop-fda-recall/ to read more regarding 'Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief'. (This product was/is listed on many internet supply sites)
19/08/2026: Much news (The Guardian newspaper) of some dog foods causing dry eye (in dogs), an ingredient call 'Buckwheat' (Wikepedia) is implicated. Use links for further infoirmation.
17/08/2026: New posting in The Forum 'Join the waiting list for a new VI Awareness Course'.
15/08/2026: New posting in The Forum, 'Be aware of this!'
14/08/2026: Both parts of CPD 'Mypia management with contact lenses' by Andrew D Price published in Optician.
11/08/2026: New posting in The Forum **CORU Period of Adaptation – Optometrist Seeking Supervisor in Ireland**
10/08/2026: Andrew Price posts, 'To referrers - my undertaking to you'. A new posting in The Forum.
10/08/2026: Update from GOV.UK for: Device safety information and medicines recall/notification
Devices supplied without valid UKCA/CE conformity markings or certification: remove from use and place in quarantine (DSI/2026/007) Page summary: The MHRA has become aware of a number of medical devices being supplied on the UK market that do not comply with the requirements of the UK Medical Device Regulations 2002 (UK MDR 2002) or with the EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (EU MDR).
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06/08/2026: The Body Doctor publish the Sponsored Product Data Page for Zocular ZocuZap Facial Wipes.
05/08/2026: New Search facility published in The Forum.
05/08/2026: The Body Doctor publish the Sponsored Product Data Page for Zocular ZocuFill Eye Gel & Face Serum.
04/08/2026: Vision Care has charity places available in TCS London Marathon 2027 - Apply now. Go to The Forum.
04/08/2026: ADP-EyeCare publish an entry in The Contact Lens Referral Directory.
01/08/2026 
If you utilise this product (above) in your practice, and have a Premium Entry in The Dry Eye Referral Directory or Contact Lens Referral Directory advise adpconsultancy@gmail.com for free of charge listing in its Product Data Page.
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30/07/2026: USA website Prevention reports; "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a report on a nationwide recall of millions of Rohto eye drops due to “lack of assurance of sterility.”
30/07/2026: STOP PRESS: NICE recommendation for future use: "Low-dose atropine eye drops should not be used to slow the progression of myopia in people aged 3 to 14 years that has a progression rate of 0.5 dioptres (D) or more a year and a severity of -0.5 D to -6.0 D". Published PDF here.
30/07/2026: From 01/08/2026 SwissLens and Lunelle products in the United Kingdom will no longer be No7 Contact Lenses / CooperVision. These activities will instead be handled directly by SwissLens.
09/07/2026: US Website Optometry Advisor "The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a class II recall of more than 2.5 million prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension eye drops manufactured by global pharmaceutical company Lupin Limited. The drops contained the “presence of a foreign substance.” The announcement comes on the heels of a similar product being recalled a month earlier — Pred Mild (prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension 10mL, AbbVie Inc)."
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