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Lisa Wymond, Eyes Right Optical and Modstyle national brands manager, was recently awarded the Australian Next Generation Achiever Award at the Family Business Association National Conference in Alice Springs.
Results of an Australian clinical trial show a four-fold reduction in the rate of progression to late stage AMD in 76% of intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) patients who received
Researchers are testing a new computer game which they hope could hold the key to helping visually-impaired children lead independent lives. Developed by a team of neuroscientists and video game
By comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumours of children whose cancers spread with tumours that didn’t spread, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found new evidence that a domino
Australian medical governance bodies have welcomed the application of “the full force of the law”, following the conviction of a medical practitioner for the attempted murder of a pharmacist after
A small tech startup has launched what might be the first pair of smart glasses that people may actually wear and use.Looking exactly like a standard pair of spectacles, the makers have downplayed the
Poppet Optics and Matthews Eyewear Eyecare have opened a third Poppet Pod in Richmond, Nelson following the success of the Epsom and Ponsonby pods. The duo said Richmond was the first port of call taking the pods outside of Auckland, with more to follow in Matthews practices throughout New Zealand.
A clinical trial shows Oral Valproic Acid (VPA) used to treat vision loss in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) is more detrimental than a placebo.VPA is an approved
A new therapeutic contact lens that acts as a bandage for eye surface injuries could speed up healing of previously difficult-to-treat corneal wounds.Researcher Professor Damien Harkin, from
What do Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Clinton, Prince William Windsor and actor Eddie Redmayne have in common? They’re all men and they’re all colour blind, something they share with about 8% of men of Northern European descent.
Samantha Davey and Anita Pistorius have joined forces and opened Kerikeri Optometrists, formerly Lowes & Partners in Kerikeri.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZO) has apologised “unreservedly” to Australian Indigenous ophthalmologist Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker for its response to his
