
Australia adopts standards for ophthalmic nurses
The Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (AONA) National Council has launched the first National Practice Standards for Ophthalmic Nurses in Australia at AONA-Queensland's 30th Conference in
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The Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (AONA) National Council has launched the first National Practice Standards for Ophthalmic Nurses in Australia at AONA-Queensland's 30th Conference in

Optometry Victoria (OV) and Optometry South Australia (OSA) members will vote on their proposed merger to become one representative optometry body at their AGMs in October. Should the majority of members accept the proposal, the newly amalgamated organisation will become the co-partner of the Optica

Well-known US Fox News reporter Shannon Bream, a former lawyer and crowned beauty queen, battled through 18 months of excruciating pain and chronic fatigue as a result of undiagnosed recurring corneal erosions (epithelial basement membrane dystrophy).

Alcon has voluntarily withdrawn the CyPass Micro-Stent immediately, world-wide, and advises surgeons to stop implanting the CyPass Micro-Stent immediately and to return any unused devices to Alcon.

Richard Grills, the founder of Designs for Vision, well-known optometry and ophthalmology educator and long-time friend of Associate Professor Gordon Sanderson who died last year, has been named the inaugural winner of a new award named in honour of his friend.

Hot on the heels of unveiling its new branding, Transitions Optical has launched a new consumer campaign Light Under Control.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology’s (RANZCO’s) 50th Annual Scientific Congress, and associated parallel conferences for Australasian ophthalmic nurses and practice managers, will take place at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 17-21 November.

oDocs Eye Care is set to release the oDocs nun, a portable smartphone ophthalmoscope, capable of both mydriatic and non-mydriatic retinal imaging. The device can be used independently as a handheld ophthalmoscope or with a broad range of smartphone gadgets running on the iOS and Android platforms.

What's new on the style scene from Kate Sylvester, Dokomotto, Lacoste, WOOW and Face à Face.

Nearly half of the students screened for undiagnosed eye conditions in one Manawatu school were referred for further treatment, while 31% of all students across the five schools screened were referred, reveal the latest results from the Essilor Vision Foundation screening programme.

Ray-Ban will open its first ever retail store in Melbourne, on 3 October 2018, which it says will showcase the largest selection of Ray-Ban sunglasses and optical available in Australia, including

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports for the first time that the injection of neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) directly into the eye of mice enhanced corneal graft