Good Citizens: trash to specs
Thanks to eight year-old Harry Robinson and a successful Kickstarter campaign, Good Citizens is turning plastic trash into sunglasses.
1 min read
SR
Staff reporters
4222 articles
100% biodegradable eyewear
BD8 Bio Plastics has developed 100% biodegradable eyewear material, bags and lenses that can be naturally broken down into carbon, water and biomass.
1 min read
Hong Kong Optical Fair 2019
The 27th Hong Kong International Optical Fair will feature over 800 exhibitors from over 20 countries showcasing the latest eyewear design trends and products, making it a key marketing and buying platform for the industry.
1 min read
Medicare Benefits Review
Australia’s ophthalmic Medicare Benefits Schedule review has recommended significantly dropping the rebate for intravitreal injections and exploring the notion of appropriately trained optometrists and nurses being allowed to perform the procedures.
1 min read
Researchers score new grants
Dr Ehsan Vaghefi is one of two School of Optometry and Vision Sciences (SOVS) recipients of the 2019 Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI) seed project funding. The $200,000 grant will allow him to further develop his clinically validated artificial intelligence (AI) classifier, A-Eye, for the
2 min read
Eyeball tattoo therapy
A UK grandmother has had ink tattooed onto her eyeballs to act as sunglasses to counter her five-year battle with light-sensitive vision.
1 min read
New therapy for dry AMD?
A new gene therapy being developed at The Australian National University (ANU) will help people at risk of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and could save millions from going blind.
1 min read
iStent comes to Christchurch
Christchurch ophthalmologist Dr Ainsley Morris said she’s proud to have brought iStents to the South Island, successfully implanting the first last month.
1 min read
A celebrated manager
A practice manager for nearly 30 years, Barbara Hare recently retired from Re:Vision, with colleagues organising a grand leaving bash in her honour.
2 min read
Campbell Gordon joins OIC
Campbell Gordon has joined Ophthalmic Instrument Company (OIC) as national product specialist looking after diagnostic equipment and software across ophthalmology and optometry. Gordon, previously
1 min read
Stars and their eyes… Shannon Ryan
Kiwi TV presenter and actress Shannon Ryan is taking part in Celebrity Treasure Island, being screened on TV2 this spring, with her visually impaired 14 year-old brother Jack inspiring her charity choice for the show.
2 min read
Essilor partners with Optimed
Australasian-based Optimed has partnered with Essilor Instruments to deliver diagnostic, refraction and finishing solution services across New Zealand and Australia.
2 min read