Specsavers outstanding practice award
Specsavers Ipswich (QLD), run by business partners Paul Jewitt, Emma Woolner and Victor Scrooby, is the 2020 recipient of the Specsavers Australia Doug Perkins Medal, recognising consistently high
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Demodex treatment advances
TP-O3, a topical ophthalmic treatment for blepharitis due to Demodex infestation, has successfully completed its phase IIb trial.
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Transitions’ GEN 8 virtual try on
Transitions Optical has launched a new virtual try-on tool, allowing patients to choose from a selection of different frame styles and experiment with Signature Gen 8’s different coloured lenses in the comfort of their own home.
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Hyaluronic acid for DED?
Researchers at the Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic have embarked on a study to investigate a new raw material to make “better” artificial tears.
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Tackling the DED vicious circle
A recently awarded Health Research Council (HRC) project grant will investigate a novel eye drop that tackles the vicious circle of dry eye disease (DED), one of the most common, yet undertreated, chronic ocular surface conditions.
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Petite Nifties
Design Eyewear Group’s Nifties range is dedicated to ladies with small faces and finer features. Specialising in sizes from 46mm to 50mm, the range provides a wide variety of designs and options for the petite. The latest acetate models, NI9440 and NI9437, come in a variety of colours with transpare
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Comparing blood treatments for DED
In a new study, Italian scientists have found cord blood to be superior to adult blood serum eye drops for treating severe dry eye disease (DED), resistant to conventional therapies.
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Cryotreq now in NZ
CryoTreq, a single-use, handheld cryo-surgery device, said to offer a quick and effective alternative to laser photocoagulation, especially for lesions in the anterior of the eye, is now being sold in New Zealand.
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Optometry learning via gaming
Dr Tina Gao, a lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) at Auckland University, is developing a video game to teach optometry clinical case analysis skills.
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Stars and their eyes… Australia’s Night Parrot
Australia’s elusive and critically endangered night parrot is on the decline due to its poor night-time vision, a new study has found.
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Introducing the MS-39
Australasian ophthalmic technology distribution company Eyetek is poised to unveil the new MS-39 anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) system to ophthalmologists in New Zealand and Australia.
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Free training for optical assistants
The Australian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD) is offering free online training for new optical assistants to provide an introduction to optical dispensing. “Spectacle and contact lenses have
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