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Melbourne optometrist Dr Suit May Ho has been named an Eye Health Hero for her work including training eye health workers in Vietnam, Cambodia and Timor-Leste, reports Optometry Australia.May was
Specsavers has released its inaugural State of the Nation Eye Health Report, bringing together a wealth data from a variety of sources on the Australian and New Zealand populations and predicting that
Scientists at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) are teaming up with Swinburne Institute of Technolohy astrophysicists to better understand the mathematics behind diagnosing eye diseases.The
The increase of electric and hybrid cars on Australian roads is putting pedestrians at significant risk, particularly people who are blind or have low vision, new research has found.A report by Vision
Natalie Wong and Marama Lambert have joined the ownership team of Barry & Sargent in Porirua, Wellington, after working for the business for many years. The two join long-standing business partners Geoff Sargent (who will be retiring in the foreseeable future) and Richard Shanks.
Optometry Australia reports two of its federated organisations, Optometry Victoria and Optometry Southern Australia will amalgamate.CEO Lyn Brodie said the amalgamation vote represented the largest
A new study analysing data from two large previous population-based studies shows older adults who stick to a Mediterranean diet (MeDi) may cut their risk of developing Age-related Macular
Scientists say they have successfully developed and tested the world’s first ultrathin artificial retina which could be a vast improvement on existing implantable visualisation technology. The
The Centre for Eye Health Research in Sydney, Australia, says it has identified a potential marker for predicting drusen emergence for AMD prognostic and intervention studies.Drusen are associated
Medicare data released in Australia for the 2017-18 financial year shows that children’s optometric consultations have increased steadily over the last four years.Skye Cappuccio, general manager of
Australian biotechnology company PolyActiva has recruited patients into a Phase I clinical study designed to show its PA5108 ocular glaucoma implant is safe and well-tolerated. The implant is designed
A Johns Hopkins University study has shown deep learning (DL) can assist in a detailed assessment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the estimation of 5-year risk of progression to advanced
