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The article presents news briefs related to optical trade and industry. Johnson & Johnson has introduced a revised version of the Efron Grading Scales for contact lens complications. Burglars broke through a barred window and stole around 350 designer frames and cases from an optical practice in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England. A study published in the "Ophthalmology Journal" has found strong association in India between depleted vitamin C levels and cataract development.

Several letters to the editor are presented including a response to Sydney Bush's letters regarding his diagnostic technique of CardioRetinometry in the August 1, 2010 issue, the use of Vitamin C in coronary thrombosis prevention in the August 1, 2010, and refractive index in the January 15, 2010 issue.

The article highlights the findings by a 2011 Newcastle University report that more vitamin C and other key nutrients are found in fruit and vegetables grown without artificial fertilizers.

Feeding high-performance piglets a supplement containing vitamin C proved it could increase pre-weaning growth rates on a college unit. It was widely believed that piglets received adequate vitamin C from their mother's milk, said Harper Adams University College researcher Alan Stewart. Adding vitamin C at a rate of 0.3g/kg creep feed boosted pre-weaning gains by 40g a day. With the absence of a response post-weaning, Stewart advised supplementing the vitamin from seven days of age until the first week after weaning.

Reveals results of a study which examined the link between vitamin C supplement and cataract risks for women. Age ranges of women included in the study; Percentage of eyes examined that had cortical cataracts.