New vision correcting system
A new computational system that mimics the way the human eye focuses could provide a better solution for today’s presbyopes, said researchers from Stanford University.
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Vision impaired champion honoured
Long-term disability sector advocate and champion of the visually impaired, Martine Abel-Williamson, was awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for services to people with disabilities in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Jono joins Hall of Fame
Australian eyewear designer, Jono Hennessy Sceats, was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia’s Hall of Fame at the National Gallery of Victoria in June.
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Myopia-correcting lenses launched
International ophthalmic lens company, Hoya Corp. has launched a new lens, MyoSmart with DIMS technology, designed to control myopia progression in children and teenagers.
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DEL Greenlane celebrates
Nursing, technician and orthoptic staff from Greenlane Clinical Centre’s eye clinic went out of their way to cheer up their patients and colleagues in May and June, wearing green to mark World Smoke
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Fashion update July 2018
SilhouetteThe remake of Silhouette’s iconic frame, Titan Minimal Art, is a hybrid of Silhouette’s classic rimless style and full-rim eyewear. The model has been reborn using Silhouette’s polyamide X
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De Rigo honoured
Ennio De Rigo, co-founder and chairman of the Italian international eyewear design and distribution company which bears his name, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Cavaliere del Lavoro’, the Italian Order of Merit for Labour. Founded in 1923, it is awarded to those "who have been singularly meritori
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Patients encouraged to choose wisely
One in five New Zealanders think their doctor has recommended a test or treatment that wasn’t necessary for their health, a survey by Consumer NZ and the Council of Medical Colleges has found. The
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Budget round-up: health
Labour’s first budget since regaining power lays the foundations for stronger, more sustainably-funded district health boards (DHBs), said Health Minister David Clark delivering his part of this year’s budget. “We all know DHBs have been starved of funding in recent years. That’s put pressure on sta
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AUSCRS 2018 – registration open
To ‘ride the wave’ means to enjoy a period of success and good fortune… and this year the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) is heading back to Noosa to ride another
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AMD eye drops a step closer
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that could replace injected drugs and revolutionise treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD),
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Successful robot-assisted eye surgery
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery. Using the robot, the surgeon
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