Three leading eye centers in South Africa are enrolling cataract patients into an international clinical study of an investigational intraocular lens designed to restore vision at all distances, potentially eliminating the need for reading glasses or bifocals following surgery. This new lens, the FluidVision Accommodating Intraocular Lens, has been implanted into patients undergoing surgery to remove cataracts at participating sites in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria. Cataracts, or the …
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Pretoria Team’s Titanic Comeback
The Unlimited Titans made a great comeback in the Momentum One Day Cup series and will be going up against the Nashua Cape Cobras in the final at Sahara Park Newlands on Friday, 15 November. 29-year old Heino Kuhn played a decisive role in the team's progression to the finals by scoring back-to-back centuries in the previous two matches. "The last two games have really been season highlights for me. We'll go out there and give our best on Friday. Our game plan is to try and control what you …
Patrick Mashanda – Award for Youth in Philanthropy
Founder of the Hope Warriors Children's Charity, Patrick Mashanda from Pretoria is the recipient of the 2013 Inyathelo Philanthropy Award for Youth in Philanthropy. Patrick established Hope Warriors Children's Charity in Soshanguve north of Pretoria in response to the challenges he himself experienced growing up. He believes that the path to success is through education and devotes his time and energy assisting children make the most of their education. Growing up in Zimbabwe, as one …