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Ever wondered why Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson, has eyes that are so strikingly blue? According to an interview in Teen Vogue with Jo Baker, a Jackson makeup artist, the colour is due to a "rare eye condition".
Medical retina specialist Dr Dianne Sharp and the Ophthalmic Instrument Company (OIC) are hosting a special Roland Consult Electrophysiology Users Meeting at the Greenlane Clinical Centre on 13 May, the Sunday after the RANZCO NZ 2018 conference in Auckland.
A team of Israeli researchers from Bar-Ilan University's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), sent media outlets and the twitter sphere into a spin with the announcement they had developed some revolutionary eye drops that could replace glasses.
Optom Locum Service, formerly known as the Phillip Fent Locum Service, is expanding its services from Australia into New Zealand.
Johnson & Johnson Vision (J&J) has teamed up with photochromic lens developer and manufacturer Transitions Optical to develop and launch the first ever contact lens which automatically adapts to changing light conditions. Combining Transitions’ Light Intelligent Technology and J&J’s Acuvue Oasys te
La Matta’s new capsule collection is sophisticated and striking with gems, stones and bracelet-styled details. The LM3230 model has three small round stones on a metal base, giving a fabric effect. The LM3228’s decoration recalls the mesh of a watch strap and, thanks to its strong chromatic contrast
As part of its long-running review on funding the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agent aflibercept (Eylea), Pharmac sought feedback on its latest proposal last month, which includes amending the current hospital restrictions for ranibizumab (Lucentis).
Essilor has launched a new lens aimed at digitally-connected presbyopes who it says are unwilling to compromise their near or distance vision.
The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) and the National Library of Australia have published a new book, The Flying Optometrist, to help introduce good eye health practices to young children and celebrate the work of eye health practitioners, especially those who work in remote regions in Australia
Single vision contact lenses with optical designs that aim to reduce inherent spherical aberrations (SAs) of the eye are not effective in improving visual performance, according to a recent study¹ by the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI).
After being wowed at Mido, Beni Vision is shaking things up with the introduction of it's new capsule collection of genuinely different frames handcrafted by DokoMotto of France.
Mirroring its counterpart across the Tasman, the Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) team is marking ‘Macula Month’ from 1-31 May.
