There is a discomforting degree of uncertainty mixed with our hopes for the future as the world of business in general, ophthalmics in particular, looks forward into 2014. In many respects, things do seem to be getting better. Recovery across a broad base which includes manufacturing is confirmed across most, though not all, of the developed world. Unrest in the Middle East is at least no worse than a year ago, with indications even of a possible rapprochement between wildcard Iran and the West (and Russia, improbably, working with the West to bring this about).
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