The brain’s electric windows
Retinal electrophysiology’s potential role in the early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions such as bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s and autism was the subject of a recent Frontiers in
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Retinal electrophysiology’s potential role in the early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions such as bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s and autism was the subject of a recent Frontiers in
Pharmac’s deferment of its decision to fund Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), a gene therapy to treat RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy, is “disappointing”, said the University of Auckland’s
With decades of conflicting studies on low-dose atropine’s efficacy in treating myopia and no Medsafe-approved drop available, are our young myopes missing out?
Unveiled at O=Mega23, Toku Eyes’ new artificial intelligence (AI)-based software reveals patients’ ‘BioAge’, based on their cardiovascular health via a retinal scan.
The author of four editions of Pickwell’s Binocular Vision Anomalies and more than 260 publications, clinical optometrist Professor Bruce Evans recently received a lifetime achievement award from the
With 97% of over-65s needing some form of vision correction and an estimated 73% of 70-year-olds needing hearing support, audiology has proved a winning drawcard for big-chain optometry practices. So why not independents? asks Drew Jones.
Ever lose a pair of sunnies? Almost everyone has. But imagine the anguish of losing a pair that cost NZ$655,000. That’s how much you’ll need to fork out if you like your UV protection housed in 60g of
Approximately 3,500 more cataract surgeries will be delivered in New Zealand over the next 18 months, following the government’s implementation of a nationally consistent Clinical Priority Assessment
In a post-Budget 2023 interview in the NZ Herald, Dr Ayesha Verrall, minister of health and of research, science and innovation, said clinicians including ophthalmologists will have “the opportunity to really get their hands much closer to the levers of how we run the health system” to tackle the ‘p
A pioneering Johnson&Johnson Vision initiative to recycle its plastic cataract surgery waste is being rolled out across New Zealand.
A new agreement between the University of Auckland (UoA), the Centre for Vision Research (CEVR) Hong Kong and the University of Waterloo (UoW) is set to empower collaborative research and attract substantial international funding, said those involved.
Australia’s Chemist Warehouse has appointed Peter Larsen, former Specsavers Australia New Zealand eye health strategy director, to spearhead the roll out of its sister network, Optometrist Warehouse.