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Hoya Vision Care Australia & New Zealand’s Hi-Vision Sun Pro lens coating is now available on its Sensity lenses, offering enhanced aesthetics and UV protection this spring and summer.
An official partner to the 37th America’s Cup, Etnia Barcelona’s limited edition America’s Cup capsule collection is out now. Made with recyclable materials, the glasses come with high-definition polarised blue mineral lenses offering 100% UV protection. Designed for a perfect day on the water, the
Elle Eyewear’s latest vintage and wave motifs signal new Bohemian influences. For instant Parisian-inspired glamour, the soft rectangular model (EL13564) featured here is made of light acetate. Available in green, wine and brown, its large temples reveal metal details with botanical engravingsand ey
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has warned that keratopigmentation, a cosmetic procedure to change a patient’s eye colour by ‘tattooing’ the iris, carries serious risks including cataract, elevated IOP leading to glaucoma, corneal damage leading to vision loss, and infection. Other conce
Teva Pharma New Zealand is out of stock of Arrow-Lattim (latanoprost 0.005% with timolol 0.5%) eye drops due to a delay in manufacturing, a Pharmac notice has advised. Pharmac said it had rece
Looking ahead to 2025, Dutz predicts a resurgence of retro styles, minimalist designs, bold and oversized frames, geometric shapes and vibrant palettes will dominate the eyewear market. The brand’s latest collection ticks all of these boxes, it said, offering individual, modern designs with a
Researchers at Australia’s Prince of Wales Hospital have begun a study of a prototype smartphone-based tool to assess ultraviolet (UV) damage to the eye, which can be an early predictor for skin cancer.
Laughter matched drops for dry-eye relief, according a BMJ report on a study by Sun Yat-sen University, Xiamen University and Queen’s University Belfast. Results showed that laughter exercise wa
New York-based eyewear designer and The Eyewear Forum editor Maarten Weidema has released a second edition in the Amazing Eyewear coffee table book series. Having completed it in just three years, he said he is “on a mission to save the world from mediocre eyewear” and aims to inspire, connect and c
New research suggests the global incidence of myopia will exceed 740 million cases by 2050, disproportionately impacting girls and East Asian populations. The findings revealed a gradual globa
Australian researchers found nicotine stimulation inhibited experimental myopia in an avian model. Writing in IOVS, University of Canberra researchers said they evaluated the stimulant’s impact
Two recent peer-reviewed papers found patients value their vision needs being met above comfort when choosing to continue multifocal contact lens (MFCLs) wear, with one of the papers also validating a
