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Bionic eyes: no longer science fiction

November 17, 2020 Naomi Meltzer

Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in ‘bionic eyes’, with companies in different parts of the world using different approaches and technologies to develop prostheses to give blind and visually-impaired people a sense of ‘sight’ or, better still, some useable vision. We take a look at who's leading the charge and if bionic eyes are more reality now than science fiction!

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Chalkeyes presents... Adapting to the ‘dark side'November 18, 2020
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Chalkeyes presents... Adapting to the ‘dark side'

November 18, 2020 Trevor Plumbly

The 'dark side' always adds a bit of spice to things in movies and books; the bogey man's been with us forever in a fairly harmless way and for my part...

Meet the… Fred Hollows’ optometrist

November 16, 2020 Susanne Bradley

New Zealand optometrist Clare Luoni is Fred Hollows’ workforce and academic manager. Based at the Pacific Eye Institute, Susanne Bradley asked her about...

Window displays: capturing that first look

November 14, 2020 Renee Lunder

Often half the battle in securing sales in the optometry game comes down to capturing customer attention and physically getting them in the door, so the...

YouTube: how to make your first video

November 12, 2020 Leigh Plowman

In my first article*, I discussed why and how you can use video to promote your practice. But how do you actually go about making your first video? Well,...