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Marlborough, MA, March 16, 2009 – Optos Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Optos plc, a leading medical retinal imaging technology company, will participate in the 2009 Transitions Championship ‘Live Your Vision Pavilion,’ an exciting week-long consumer event for information and education focused on healthy sight and lifestyles. Optos will be part of the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) exhibit and will have its optomap® Retinal Exam available for consumers to experience.
Dr. John Meyers, John L. Meyers & Associates, Clearwater, FL said:
“Addressing eye care on a regular basis is crucial to ensure clear and healthy vision for the entire family. Regular eye exams, particularly those that include the optomap® Retinal Exam, are vital for people of all ages to maintain vision and overall health and to detect eye disease early in order to prevent unnecessary vision loss as well as to detect overall health issues that can first appear in the retina.”
The Live Your Vision Pavilion will be open Monday March 16 - Sunday March 22, 2009 as part of the 2009 Transitions Championship at the Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club, Palm Harbor, FL. Optos customers who will review consumers’ optomap® images include: John Meyers, OD, John L. Meyers & Associates, Clearwater, FL; John Mertzlufft, OD, Family EyeCare at Westchase, Tampa, FL; Doug Radish, OD, Deep Creek Eye Care, Port Charlotte, FL; Susan Beck, OD, Bee Ridge Vision Center, Sarasota, FL; Gary Bockhold, OD, Center of Sight, Sarasota, FL; Jeffrey LaPlume, OD, Eyecare Associates of Carrollwood, Tampa, FL; and Stephen Bovio, OD, Gulfcoast Eye Center Sarasota, FL.
About Optos plc
Optos plc is a leading medical retinal imaging technology company. Both eye and non-eye diseases often first exhibit in the periphery of the retina. These are very difficult to detect clinically with conventional examination equipment and techniques. Optos' devices produce ultra-widefield, high resolution images of approximately 82% of the retina, something no other device is capable of doing in any one image. The images provide optometrists and ophthalmologists with enhanced clinical information which facilitates the early detection, management and treatment of disorders and diseases evidenced in the retina such as retinal detachments and tears, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Retinal imaging can also indicate evidence of non-eye or systemic diseases such as hypertension and certain cancers.
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Silvana Guerci-Lena
Manager, Public Relations
508-787-1437
sguerci@optos.com