Compounded eye drops scare
Patient complaints over compounded atropine eye drops are on the rise in New South Wales, with one patient lodging a grievance with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) after
3 min read
SR
Staff reporters
4295 articles
Cataract surgery lowers IOP
In a report published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology, a team of US researchers have shown that patients with ocular hypertension may benefit from cataract surgery. “Studies suggest that
2 min read
IAPB: 2030 in sight
Building on the achievements of Vision 2020, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has released a new 10-year strategy: 2030 In Sight: Ending Avoidable Sight Loss. The plan
2 min read
Doctors urge Kiwis to get the jab
An open letter encouraging New Zealanders to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has been signed by more than 5,000 Aotearoa New Zealand doctors. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
1 min read
Remote consults relieve pressure
An evaluation of the UK’s Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) found it delivered a high level of primary care alongside a reduction in emergency eyecare department (EED) cases. Primary
1 min read
SILMO comes to Singapore
SILMO International, MP Singapore, and Singapore Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding to officially launch SILMO Singapore in 2023. “Singapore, being an accessible and vibrant
1 min read
Lockdowns impact nAMD management
An Austrian study of short-term treatment deferral for exudative neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) has found its negative impact on visual acuity was sustained after one year.
1 min read
Grader pathway increases NHS capacity
A UK-wide study has shown that a new, safe and cost-saving surveillance pathway for people with stable diabetic eye disease is freeing up ophthalmologists to treat people requiring urgent care. The
2 min read
oDocs’ scholarship award
oDocs Eye Care has awarded a postgraduate scholarship to Roger Hu from the Mechatronics Engineering Department in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.
1 min read
Amblyopia screening test wins development boost
An eye-movement-based test to measure visual acuity in pre-schoolers developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute has been awarded a $1.2 million Health Research Council (HRC) project grant. The grant will facilitate a trial of the optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) technology at South
2 min read
Going beyond the call of duty
The New Zealand and Australian winners of the inaugural 2021 Specsavers Dame Mary Perkins Medal for outstanding patient care are Celeste Raisbeck from Specsavers Rotorua and Mariella Coluccio from
3 min read
Australia launches second eye health survey
Australia’s Department of Health has announced it will follow-up 2016’s inaugural national eye health survey in the coming months.
2 min read