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Australian-listed medtech firm Oneview Healthcare has launched a virtual hospital rounds and visits solution to minimise risks for patients and clinicians and to conserve personal protective equipment during the current and future pandemics.
Dr Trevor Gray and the Re:Vision team have gifted nearly 500 slit-lamp shields to optometrists across the country as they readied themselves to reopen to patients from the move to Alert Level 2.
This unprecedented time has seen all eye care organisations step up to look after members. Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) is no exception providing a range of resources to support members as the country moved through different alert levels, including:
In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai Hospital researchers used optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to measure potential retina damage from long-term use of intravitreal eye
A dropless regimen after cataract surgery is preferred by 96% of patients and is a safe and effective alternative to reduce pain, inflammation and infection following cataract surgery, concluded a
US researchers have developed an imaging technique measuring both the thickness and the textures of the retinal layers, potentially offering an early warning system for Alzheimer’s disease. “Previous
The United Nations (UN) has identified good vision as a critical success factor to enhance global road safety, making the recommendation part of its regulatory framework. With up to 90% of the
An international, collaborative study reveals new insights into how our eyes use vitamin A for all day vision, offering a steppingstone to understanding the processes involved in inherited vision
Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE) and Massachusetts General Hospital are working on an experimental vaccine called AAVCovid, a novel gene-based vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes
Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the UK are creating special spectacle lenses for people with keratoconus. Funded by the British charity Fight for Sight and the Keratoconus Self-Help
The University of Melbourne is offering healthcare workers a free online course to obtain the core scientific, medical, ethical and legal knowledge to confidently address Covid-19 questions from
Coopervision has extended the submission deadline for its 2020 Science and Technology Awards, focusing on new research concepts to address myopia and presbyopia, to 12 June 2020. Since launching the