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University of Auckland student Alyssa Lie is nearing completion of her PhD study investigating how aging affects the internal contents of the eye’s crystalline lens and how this may contribute to age-dependent changes in vision attributed to the lens, such as presbyopia and cataract.
Italian pharmaceutical company Recordati has received US Food and drug Administration (FDA) approval for its eye drop, Cystadrops, for treating cystinosis-related corneal crystal deposits. Cystinosis
Research has revealed that many businesses (31%) struggle with daily cyberattacks and new protection challenges caused by remote working in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Acronis, a global cyber
From 2001 to 2019, 1140 fellowships were awarded by the International Council of Ophthalmology to help young ophthalmologists, mainly from third-world countries, improve their practical or research
The Australian government’s Department of Health (DoH) has passed new legislation mandating that a medicine’s active ingredient must be detailed on prescriptions, packaging, pharmacy dispensing labels
Gyroscope Therapeutics has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Orbit subretinal delivery system (Orbit SDS) for microinjection into the subretinal space. The system
Blackfin’s new thinner Razor titanium frames are ‘state-of-the-art’ light weight and come with a new one-piece hinge. Made from a 1mm thin titanium sheet, styles are crafted using special micromechanical processes developed by Blackfin especially for these frames.
Oscar Wylee has been fined A$3.5 million by the Federal Court for misleading consumers about the extent of its charitable activities, breaching Australian consumer law. The Australian optometry and
Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) has rescheduled its 2020 Business Forum, The other stuff – practicing ophthalmology in NZ in 2020, for Friday 16 October from 12pm to 5pm at the Villa Maria
Marcolin Group has signed a five-year licensing agreement for the design, production and worldwide distribution of Max Mara sunglasses and optical frames. The new partnership’s first eyewear
Zeiss engineers Michelangelo Masini and Frank Seitzinger, together with Professor Andreas Raabe from the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, have been nominated for
The Medical Device Partnering Programme (MDPP) has launched Australia’s first dedicated, online capability directory for the medical device sector to boost innovation and development of cutting-edge