OdySight – remote vision monitoring
A mobile app developed for patient remote vision monitoring affords patients and practitioners an added level of protection, particularly during long intervals between treatments and at the end of a
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Striking petite styles
Designed for the thinner female face, JF Rey Petite’s spring-summer 2021 collection is playful, bold and daring. The graphic and ultra-thin silhouette featured here (PM075) is inspired by JF Rey’s bestselling Shell concept.
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Optometry movie to stream on Amazon
Optometry movie enthusiasts will soon be able to stream the US documentary Open Your Eyes, championing the work of optometrists around the globe on Amazon Prime.
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Workers feel the brunt of Covid stress
The majority of New Zealand employers (56%) and employees (59%) have felt stressed about Covid-19 in the past six months, with Kiwis under the age of 25 reporting the highest stress levels (73%), a new report has revealed.
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AI-powered vision diagnosis and therapy
Miami-based Heru, a Bascom Palmer Eye Institute spinoff, has secured US$30 million series A financing to advance its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered eye diagnostic and vision-correction technology platform.
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DED: public lack of awareness
Significant gaps exist in public awareness of dry eye disease (DED), its symptoms and treatments, including among people who have experienced symptoms themselves, a UK survey has found.
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Shape shifters
Face à Face’s new model Shift offsets the frame edge with a coloured geometric block, adding interest and structure to the shape. The vibrant colour range is available in a cat's eye panto and a
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Presbyopia drops draw closer
Visus Therapeutics has received FDA approval to begin clinical development of Brimochol, its presbyopia-correcting eye drop. A combination of the FDA-approved drugs carbachol (which reduces pupil size) and brimonidine (which sustains that effect while diminishing side effects), Brimochol is designed
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O=Mega21: The show goes on
Despite Melbourne’s recent lockdown, O=Mega21 organisers are pushing ahead with the region’s much-anticipated, largest annual optometry conference and eyecare show in the Southern Hemisphere and are hoping many New Zealand-based optometrists will attend.
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Costco NZ to open in 2022
Costco New Zealand is on track to open in early 2022 near Auckland’s Westgate Shopping Centre and is recruiting for senior roles.
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Zeiss ANZ new head of vision care
Zeiss has appointed former managing director of Carl Zeiss Vision South Africa, Gail Giordani, to the role of head of Vision Care for Australia and New Zealand.
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ONZ courts public support
Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) has launched a new Facebook site to educate and inform the general public about ophthalmology and eyecare in New Zealand.
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