UK: AMD awareness low
A University of London study found that both healthcare professionals and the public lack awareness about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), causing preventable delay of diagnosis and
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A University of London study found that both healthcare professionals and the public lack awareness about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), causing preventable delay of diagnosis and
CooperVision’s MiSight one day contact lens for childhood myopia has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The MiSight lens, clinically proven to slow the progression of myopia
The University of Auckland has launched an initiative focusing on the impact of repeated head impacts in sports on the human brain. The New Zealand Sports Human Brain Bank Initiative is an extension
Optometrist Emma Dowding is adding eyewear designer to her CV, with her limited-edition frames now available in Specsavers stores across Australia. Dowding, joint venture partner at Manjimup and
Jukurrpa Designs has launched a collection of eyewear inspired by unique artwork created by Aboriginal artists in remote Central Australia. The collection took nearly three years to create, designer
Eyewear chain Oscar Wylee is being investigated for allegedly making misleading claims about its pledge to donate glasses to people in need.The Australian Consumer and Competition Authority (ACCC)
The 2020 South Australian of the Year is eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke, Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The national awards ceremony is in Canberra on 25
A world-first study led by Professor Robyn Guymer from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) and the University of Melbourne aims to uncover why some people with age-related macular
A Medicinal Cannabis Scheme to regulate production and prescription was passed by New Zealand Government on 18 December, to come into effect on 1 April 2020. Administering the scheme will be a
Auckland bus travellers will soon receive audio announcements of upcoming stops in a new a plan to improve accessibility for blind and low vision users of public transport.Auckland Transport’s (AT)
How can a light that burns so brightly (in your mind only) make your pupils contract? Through modulation of the pupillary response by the content of visual working memory, according to scientists at Oxford University, backed up by research in the Netherlands.
A 10-year study has concluded small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism.In Germany in 2008–2009, 91 eyes were