Silhouette carbon neutral
Austrian family-owned company Silhouette’s production of rimless eyewear is now CO2 neutral, thanks to carbon-reduction projects and offsetting. Silhouette’s use of ‘green’ electricity has enabled
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PCED drop trial starts
Enrolments have commenced for Kiora Pharmaceuticals KIO-201 eyedrop phase 2 trial. Designed to accelerate natural corneal wound healing in patients with persistent corneal epithelial defect (PCED),
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Diabetic Kiwis unaware of eye disease risk
The majority of New Zealanders living with diabetes have experienced potential symptoms of diabetic retinopathy (DR), yet many of them had never heard of it, new research has revealed.
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Zeiss backs autofocus glasses maker
Belgian startup Morrow has added Zeiss Ventures to its list of backers, which have collectively invested more than €25m (NZ$40.7m) to help bring its liquid crystal display (LCD) auto-focusing spectacles to market.
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International partnership to drive DED education unveiled
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon have engaged international dry eye specialists, Professors James Wolffsohn (Aston University, UK), Jennifer Craig (Auckland University, New Zealand) and Lyndon Jones (Waterloo University, Canada) to develop education tools for eyecare practitioners acro
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EssilorLuxottica buys Shamir outright
EssilorLuxottica has acquired the remaining 50% of ophthalmic lens company Kibbutz Shamir it didn’t own.
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Glaucoma New Zealand spotlights mental health
Glaucoma New Zealand (GNZ) is raising awareness of glaucoma’s impact on mental health in the lead up to Mental Health Awareness Week, from 26 September to 2 October. According to GNZ, an estimated
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Stars and their eyes… Justin Bieber
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is suffering facial paralysis on one side of his face and has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. In a short Instagram video, Bieber demonstrated that he can only smile, nostril-twitch and blink on one side of his face. The singer said he is optimistic he will m
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Aura summer styles
Thinner than ever before, Blackfin’s new Aura titanium frames strike the perfect balance of elegance, engineering and colour. With decorative translucent detail, the double-bridged unisex Clear Lake (pictured) is an easy-to-wear yet elegant, rounded shape. Available in a palette ranging from bright
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Unhappy bedfellows: sleep, DED and depression
A Chinese study has revealed a significant correlation between dry eye disease (DED) and anxiety and depression, with researchers proposing sleep quality acts as a mediator between the conditions.
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Eyespace premieres at Silmo
UK optical supplier Eyespace will debut at Silmo 23-26 September 2022, representing a milestone in the company’s global expansion. With a portfolio of over 1,000 eyewear designs and anchored by
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Reproxalap meets primary endpoints
A sequence-randomised, double-masked, vehicle-controlled crossover clinical trial of Aldeyra’s 0.25% reproxalap ophthalmic solution have shown it was statistically superior to placebo for both primary endpoints of ocular redness in a dry eye chamber and Schirmer test after a single day of dosing.
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