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The Australasian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD) has set a new record for its New Zealand courses, with 22 students attending a recent Auckland workshop. ACOD directors James Gibbins and Chedy Kalach said they were thrilled to be back in New Zealand teaching face to face after two years of onli
Glaucoma suspects using a self-administered iPad test for visual field defects took a third of the time of traditional in-clinic testing and achieved greater sensitivity, reported Australian researchers.
A US study of eyecare professionals’ (ECPs) geographical distribution found for every extra ECP per 100,000 residents, there was a statistically significant decrease of 3.90 people with visual impairment per 100,000 residents.
Medix21 now offers a full suite of dry eye consumables following the introduction of the Eyestil Synfo dry eye disease (DED) drop.
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting took place in Denver, Colorado from 1-4 May, and then virtually from 11-12 May. Researchers from around the world
UK researchers have found greater exposure to particulate air pollution was associated with self-reported age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Leicester, UK, have identified the spectrum of genetic changes responsible for foveal hypoplasia and when they cause problems in
Ophthalmic Instrument Company (OIC) is set to introduce the newly launched DORC EVA Nexus phaco-vitrectomy system to New Zealand. With a roadshow planned as soon as the first EVA Nexus hits our shores, there was significant interest in the new technology at the RANZCO NZ meeting, said OIC’s Tim Way.
Promising bigger and better things, the thrice-moved RANZCO in-person conference in Brisbane is now firmly fixed for Saturday 27 October to Tuesday 1 November 2022 for the 53rd Congress with preparations well underway.
Now available for sale in New Zealand, LKC Technologies’ RETeval visual electrodiagnostic system is a portable, handheld, functional diagnostic device for medical professionals to diagnose patients with diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, central retinal vein occlusion, paediatric nystagmus and inherite
US researchers have found that activating a receptor known to protect cells from stress could be key to the survival of neurons impacted by glaucoma.
Reflecting two of the main themes of the RANZCO NZ conference, portable, space-saving devices for use with more remote communities, and more environmentally friendly technologies, were the main focus on Device Technologies’ stand.