Retinal detachment repair inequities
Women in the US are 34% less likely to have a detached retina repaired compared with men, according to a recent study, suggesting that ophthalmology may not be immune to gender disparities.
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Australia introduces new prescription legislation
Under new regulations, doctors and other allied health professionals in Australia who prescribe drugs must include the active ingredient name when preparing scripts for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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2021 Pantone colour style
Face á Face’s new chiselled model Gotham features Pantone’s 2021 colour of the year, Pantone 17-5104 Ultimate grey and Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating yellow, sending a message of strength and positivity for the year. Selecting two colours for only the second time in 22 years, Pantone described the cho
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Congenital cataracts and glaucoma risk
A US 10-year follow-up study has shown that infants who have cataract surgery still have a high risk of developing glaucoma, whether or not they receive an intraocular lens implant.
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CMI Optical brand bonanza
CMI Optical has extended its eyewear portfolio taking over the distribution of Canadian-based Westgroup’s internationally known brands, Fysh, KLiik, Evatik and Izumi, and the German-made OWP brands, Mexx, Metropolitan and OWP.
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Iodine drops for Covid-conjunctivitis?
A UK ophthalmologist is seeking pharma support to manufacture iodine drops for Covid-associated conjunctivitis and promote them as an alternative to antibiotics.
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Real sports car DNA
US actor Patrick Dempsey, better known as Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr Shepherd, is Porsche’s new brand ambassador. An avid race car driver with his own team, Dempsey Racing, Dempsey has competed in the 24 Hours Le Mans and Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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Biosensor CL unveiled
The Terasaki Institute in Los Angeles has pioneered a prototype contact lens with microchannels to improve tear flow and evaluate biomarkers in tears.
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CPD simplification
The Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) is changing the continuing professional development (CPD) programme for optometrists replacing the two current CPD classes, clinical diagnostic and general, with one class known as general.
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After the unprecedented events of 2020, many of us are pressing the ‘restart’ button during 2021. Directly or indirectly, we have all been shaken by the pandemic and served an important wake-up call that life is too short to let superficial pressures come before what is most important. It all boils
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Covid and cornea donation
Researchers from the Kellogg Eye Center in Michigan, USA, have confirmed the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human post-mortem ocular tissues intended for transplant, suggesting the virus could be transferred to otherwise healthy patients via donor eye tis
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Pressure mounts for eye health survey
New Zealand’s eye care organisations’ umbrella group Eye Health Aotearoa* has launched an open letter petition addressed to the health minister Andrew Little, calling on the government to fund New Zealand’s first National Eye Health Survey (NEHS).
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