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Responding to members’ feedback, The Cornea and Contact Lens Society’s (CCLS) popular one-day conference, scheduled for Sunday 26 March, will be held in Auckland at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport. Attendees at the hybrid event will be shuttled between the venue and the airport by the Yellow Bus, p
Dr Simon Dean, an ophthalmic surgeon with subspeciality training in oculoplastic, anterior segment and ocular oncology, has joined the team at Re:Vision.
A small Australian study comparing CooperVision’s MiSight myopia-controlling disposable contact lenses and the myopia-control effects of two investigational spatio-temporal optical phase (STOP) soft contact lens designs (nthalmic/Brighten Optix’s F2 and DT) found F2 outperformed MiSight in some aspe
Paying homage to its shared origins and culture, Etnia Barcelona has co-created a capsule collection with FC Barcelona, colloquially known as Barça. The collection includes the 1899 Gold model, named after the year the football club was founded and limited to just 1,899 pairs. This collector’s piece
A multicentre Australian study found high polygenic risk among Europeans was associated with more rapid structural and functional progression in early primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), despite more
A multicentre US study found rapid ganglion cell complex (GCC) thinning in glaucoma patients was associated with faster rates of central visual-field decline. Researchers led by Dr Golnoush
US biotechnology company Trefoil Therapeutics has dosed the first patient in its phase 1 study evaluating TTHX1114, a topical eye drop designed to reduce the duration and impact of corneal epithelial
Following cataract surgery, aphakic children who received a secondary intraocular lens (IOL) had a lower glaucoma risk than those who did not, according to a US study. Dr Serena Wang, University of
German researchers found closing full-thickness macular holes with heavy silicone oil tamponade in secondary surgery to be safe and efficient. Led by Dr Tibor Lohmann, RWTH Aachen University,
The work of The Fred Hollows Foundation members Katrina Fanning and Patricia Fiske has been recognised with 2023 Australia Day Honours. Fanning, a Wiradjuri woman, was appointed an Officer in the
Researchers have uncovered five genetic variants which increase a person’s myopia risk the longer they stay in school.
Italian, family-owned De Rigo Vision has acquired Rodenstock’s eyewear division, adding two prestigious brands to its portfolio while strengthening its distribution platform and European footprint.