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An association between low birth weight and altered ocular geometry in adults aged 40 to 80 years, has been highlighted in a German population-based study. Researchers say this suggests birth weight
Woolworths is closing all 41 Big W Optical stores throughout Australia as part of a push to raise profitability and sustainability across its network, it says. The group announced it will also close
A new study by Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London shows selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is more successful and more cost-effective for newly diagnosed glaucoma cases than intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering eye drops.
Hubert Sagnieres, the French executive vice-chairman of eyewear group EssilorLuxottica, hit back at criticism of him by the company’s top shareholder and executive chairman, Italian billionaire
Australians living with, or are at risk of macular disease, will soon benefit from $3 million funding by the Australian government.Announcing the package, Australia's health ministry said it
Marla Runyan is a legally blind, former world-class American track and field athlete and marathon runner, and one of only two visually impaired athletes to ever qualify and compete in both the Paralympics and the Olympic Games.
Registration is now open for O=Mega19, the highly anticipated conference and optical fair, which has replaced the SRC and biennial ODMA fair.
Linda Avison has joined MSO as a sales representative. Previously an optical assistant with Visique Naylor Palmer Optometrists in Palmerston North, Avison is also a florist by trade.
Practice owners in Buenos Aires and London’s East End were lauded for their store design at Mido 2019’s annual Bestore Awards.
Macular Degeneration New Zealand’s (MDNZ’s) Professional Friends network profiles member optometrists and ophthalmologists on MDNZ’s website and gives them free access to essential resources, like Amsler grids and nutritional guidance for patients. It also helps cover the cost of MDNZ’s vital public
Look Sharp Eyewear has acquired the Charmant portfolio from Misty Optic and welcomes former Misty Optic and Charmant sales rep, Jamie Smith, to the Look Sharp team.
Inserting a single gene in blind mice gave them back their sight, said scientists, adding the treatment could be being tested in humans in as little as three years. A month after University of
