U.S. eyecare group Alcon Inc , which Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG will take over this year, plans to buy laser eye-surgery company LenSx Lasers Inc for $361.5 million.

Sight is a highly cherished sense but one that we bizarrely take for granted: until it is threatened. One of the threats to your eyesight is a group of hereditary diseases known as retinitis pigmentosa.

Visual impairment can double the risk of falls in older Australians, a leading cause for hospital admissions.

But fall-related injuries can be avoided through early detection of eye disease and undertaking regular eye examinations.

Are your glasses damaging your sex life?

Are you blinded from finding love and a great sex life because you wear glasses?

Spectacles wearers might find it's time to invest in contact lenses or laser treatment, because a recent study commissioned by Perfect Vision in Australia has found wearing glasses can spoil your sex life and lower your luck in love.

The online study surveyed 1015 Australians aged 18 years and older and revealed 84 percent of glasses wearers would never wear their specs during sex and 55 percent of the people surveyed said they would never wear their glasses when going in for a kiss.

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Your specs could ruin sex

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