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A population-based study led by public health researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has revealed vision is the dominating factor in the relationship between vision
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a $305 million investment to upgrade and repair essential infrastructure at Auckland District Health Board. “Our public health service is staffed by an
A team from the University of Michigan has completed the first clinical trial of a device which can rapidly cool the eye to significantly improve patient comfort and reduce side effects of
Researchers are helping to explain why some people anticipate and react to fast-moving objects much quicker than others.When Collingwood footballer Jeremy Howe launches into the clouds to take a
Bipartisan cosponsors in the US have introduced a new bill to the House of Representatives which, if passed, will see the creation of “Eye Bonds” to finance packages of loans totalling US$1 billion
Australian researchers developing a hand-held 3D printing pen which could revolutionise the treatment of corneal diseases and injuries have been given a boost, receiving a A$1.15M grant to further
A promising treatment being trialled for geographic atrophy (GA) or advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) has been given fast track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration
Wills Eye Hospital has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an early feasibility study (EFS) to implant the retina implant Alpha AMS sub-retinal device in patients blind due
Microsoft has entered the tech giants’ battle for smart glasses-based health applications, filing a patent for a wearable device called Glabella, that continuously and unobtrusively monitors heart
The incidence of myopia among Chinese students based on refraction without cycloplegia is among the highest of any cultural or ethnic group and a new study suggests interventions to prevent myopia
Researchers have concluded African descent was associated with higher failure rates and higher incidence of bleb leaks after initial trabeculectomy with mitomycin C compared with European descent.
Turkish researchers have found that surgery for strabismus improves psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. The group, lead by Dr Serdar Ozates, in the Dr Sami Ulus Maternity, Children’s Health and
