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Researchers working on improving delivery methods for ocular drugs have developed a tiny eye patch with dissolving microneedles, which can easily and comfortably be self-applied by gently pressing it
Scientists have developed a drug-delivering contact lens (CL) that changes colour as medicines are released to help eye doctors and patients see whether eye medications are being delivered
Leading international myopia researcher, Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg has been appointed Head of the ‘Global Myopia Centre’ by the Brien Holden Vision Institute. “Professor Sankaridurg is a globally
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health has come a long way in a short time and is on track to equal that of the non-Indigenous population by 2020, University of Melbourne ophthalmologist
Time magazine has selected a first-of-its-kind contact lens which corrects vision and adapts to changing light conditions as one of the ‘best inventions of 2018” in its annual round-up spotlighting
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication warning eye care providers and patients about the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay after follow-up studies showed three quarters of
Mount Sinai researchers say they have shown that colour vision problems caused by retinal damage on a cellular level can result from a high dose of sildenafil citrate, an ingredient in some
Allergan New Zealand has issued an urgent recall for three batches of its Ozurdex (Dexamethasone) 700 microgram Intraocular Implant. A recall has not yet been issued for Australia.Allergan NZ said in
Professor Keith Martin has been appointed managing director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) and Ringland Anderson Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne, from early 2019.
The number of registered optometry students in Australia has jumped by more than a quarter in the past year, according to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This increase
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO’s) response to an Aboriginal Indigenous ophthalmologist’s article on his experience of racism in the profession has drawn
Kanchhi Maya Tamang is the first Tamang woman to reach the summit of Everest and the first to use the achievement to protest against human trafficking, stating: “We are people, not property”.A
