Rose Charities NZ ends in success
After 20 years of successfully supporting and creating eye health services in Cambodia and beyond, Rose Charities New Zealand has officially wound up as a legal entity.
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Stars and their eyes… Anthea Turner
British TV personality Anthea Turner, 61, encouraged her fans to get eye injuries checked out immediately, following an accident involving a curtain cord that left her “moments away from going blind”.
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Two-year lens data confirms myopia control
New research from 24-month interim data on spectacles lenses using SightGlass Vision’s Diffusion Optics Technology demonstrates a slowing of myopia progression in children. Analysis of the Cypress
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Shamir partners with eye-tracking developer
Shamir Optical is partnering with Blink Technologies, an eye-tracking software developer, boosting its ophthalmic measurement capabilities. Blink’s first-of-its-kind eye-tracking solution is
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Tinnitus associated with POAG
A large-scale Taiwanese study has found patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) have an almost 30% increased risk of having tinnitus, compared to those without POAG.
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Classroom light protective against myopia
Sunlight in the classroom can be a protective measure against the development of myopia, reducing axial elongation (AL) in eyes of children with a shorter AL, a University of Korea study
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Discrimination commonplace in optics
One in four UK optometrists has experienced or witnessed discrimination in the past two years, mostly targeting race (60%), followed by religion, sexism and ageism, a new survey found. The equality,
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Dark bedrooms for better health
Even moderate artificial light exposure during sleep harms heart health and increases insulin resistance, a US study found. Professor Phyllis Zee, chief of sleep medicine in the Ken and Ruth Davee
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Strabismus linked to mental illness
A large-scale US study has found a moderate association between strabismus and anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depressive disorder.
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Break the convention
Woow Eyewear’s new collection is as vibrant and bold as ever, like an energy injection just in time for spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Stylish acetate and metal Break Free is sophisticated with a hint of crazy, making sure its wearer stands out from the crowd.
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Specsavers: New Zealand’s most trusted brand
Specsavers was named one of New Zealand's Most Trusted Brands for 2022 in the Reader's Digest ‘optometrists’ and ‘contact lens solutions’ categories, recognised for “consistently offering value for
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C-3P0, R2D2… OCT?!
US engineers have found that the key to robots and self-driving cars ‘seeing’ the world more naturally and safely may be optical coherence tomography (OCT).
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