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Specsavers Queenstown, run by optometrist Aaron Irvine and retail partner Leigh Jackson, is the 2020 recipient of the Specsavers ANZ Doug Perkins Medal, recognising consistently high standards of clinical excellence and patient care.
Device Technologies is introducing Swiss Oertli Instruments, a well-known brand among phaco and vitrectomy systems, to New Zealand and Australia.
A WORLD-FIRST clinical trial led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) shows vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) could play an important role protecting against nerve cell damage that leads to
The Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) has postponed its 2020 face-to-face meeting and will instead host a one-day virtual meeting in November.
Novartis has shelved Xiidra in Europe after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said its effectiveness in treating dry eye disease (DED) had not been demonstrated effectively.
Essilor has consolidated all its New Zealand operations into one, purpose-built facility in Henderson, West Auckland.
Glaukos is hosting a free webinar: The role of optometry in micro-bypass glaucoma surgery (MBGS) and corneal crosslinking with clinical optometrist Jason Holland. Since 2001, Holland has provided pre-
Eyenuk has received US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market EyeArt, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect diabetic retinopathy. The EyeArt system is
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) FROM THE ODOB BOARD Following on from the Board’s recent communication regarding Covid-19, you
Swiss researchers have revealed new insights into the associations between retinal vessel diameters and blood pressure progression in children. The study examined 262 children, aged 6 to 8, over
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded a €6 million (NZ$10.85 million) European Union (Horizon 2020) grant for a collaborative study to determine how the retina can be used to
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