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Specsavers has introduced an AU$225,000 salary package for a regional optometrist role in Australia, the largest ever offered by the business. The three regional positions currently advertised,
Oscar-winning American actor Matthew McConaughey was spotted donning Blackfin shades, while attending a Texas Longhorns vs. LSU Tigers football game in September. He was sporting the Zabriskie aviator style with slightly squared lenses, part of the Blackfin Razor line crafted using ultra-thin and li
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) have formed a joint venture, Ophthovation, to advance ophthalmology and innovation
Scientists in Sweden and Denmark have found age-related macular degeneration (AMD) sufferers commonly experience the complex visual symptoms of Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS).
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has issued new resources to help practitioners understand changes to the law about mandatory notification requirements made by Health
Shamir has launched a new blue light lens, Shamir Blue Zero, with a unique built-in blue light absorbing polymer formula. The clarity of the lens ensures comfortable vision in any environment and light conditions as well as providing effective UV protection, said Shamir. Thanks to its special formul
Concerns have been raised over patient choice and access to up-to-the-minute procedures as Southern Cross Health Society (SCHS) has chosen not to approve the latest high-tech minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices for glaucoma sufferers.
Vӕrk, a new Fleye brand launched at Silmo Paris, means “artwork” or “handcrafted” in Danish and is consists of four frames made using lightweight acetate, carbon, wood and stainless steel.
A study using a smartphone app to detect characteristics and risk factors associated with diagnosed and undiagnosed symptomatic dry eye disease suggests it could lead to earlier prevention and more
More than 41,500 new registered health practitioners joined the National Scheme in 2018/19, which means that one in every 17 people working in Australia is a registered health practitioner, with 75%
Optometry Board of Australia (OBA) has updated the guidelines for use of scheduled medicines for optometrists. The Board said the proposed revisions are minor, will benefit public safety and are
A UK study discovered people in neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution are at least 6% more likely to have glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas. The
