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The Australasian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD) is Australasia’s largest independently owned training provider. Established in 2015, the college has quickly become the number one choice for optical dispensing training across New Zealand and Australia.
Nurses are now eligible to initiate and renew a Special Authority for medicines they are authorised to prescribe. Effected by the Ministry of Health and Pharmac, the change to prescribing rules will make it easier for New Zealanders to get the medicines they need, since nurse prescribers can now app
John Billings has been named as one of six finalists for the prestigious International Opticians Association (IOA) Silmo International Optician of the Year Award.
Fendalton Eye Clinic has celebrated 25 years of delivering eyecare to Christchurch residents and beyond with a complete surgery refurbishment.
Silmo 2021, scheduled for 24-27 September in Villepinte, Paris, is welcoming the eyewear world to its first large-scale in-person event in two years. Nearly 500 exhibitors from 32 countries have
The Eye Bank Association of Australia and New Zealand (EBAANZ) has created a new logo and new-look website to honour organ donors and recipients. “Australians and New Zealanders who choose to become
O=Mega21, scheduled for 2-4 September 2021 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC), is cancelled due to the current Australian state lockdowns and the uncertainty over border
Etnia Barcelona has acquired the Catalan eyewear brand, Lool Eyewear, growing its position in the eyewear market through the development of both its own brands and the integration of other independent
Luxexcel has launched VisionPlatform 7, a technology-agnostic system for 3D printing of prescription smartglasses. Earlier in 2021 the company demonstrated AR smartglasses with prescription lenses,
EssilorLuxottica has announced the creation of an innovation centre in Dijon, France, to develop its capabilities in electrochromic and smart eyewear technologies.The company will also be recruiting
Your Health Summary (YHS), a patient-data sharing system for New Zealand’s health professionals, now holds the records of 450,000 individuals. Launched in April 2020, the records are currently
CooperVision’s Dreamlite ortho-k contact lenses for slowing myopia in children have met European Union approval criteria, earning them a CE mark. Currently only available in Europe, the Middle East