The annual Cornea & Contact Lens Society (CCLS) two-day conference kicks off at Trinity Wharf in Tauranga with a welcome function on Thursday 12 February. Joining local talents in this year’s speaker
Australians were recently urged to reject the potential expansion of optometrists’ prescribing powers during a national public consultation that closed on 24 December 2025.
A secondary analysis of the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) study found lid margin collarettes were common in patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease (DED). Presence of colla
Researchers at the UK’s University of Bradford are investigating whether lens-based interventions used to slow progression of myopia in children may also benefit adults in their 20s. Led by Profe
Moorfields researchers have shown how a low-cost gel injection can restore eye pressure and improve vision in patients with hypotony.
A retrospective safety review has raised concerns about eye disorders and abnormal hair growth in babies linked to minoxidil, a widely used over-the-counter treatment for hair loss. Originally develo
A survey of 1,000 US adults found three in four battle dry eye symptoms weekly. The majority of respondents (76%) said they experience symptoms daily or multiple times per week, with an average disc
An audit from Greenlane Clinical Centre suggests the routine 2.5-year orthoptist/optometrist review for children with spontaneously resolved retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) may offer limited additional benefit.
Medical trainees in Australia generally rate the quality of their training highly, but unacceptable behaviours from senior medical staff and the public persist, the 2025 Medical Training Survey (MTS)
The number of diagnosed cases of diabetic macular oedema (DMO) in the diabetes population across the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and Japan are expected to increase at an annual rate of 1
Clinicians should suspect injuries beyond eyelid laceration from dog bites to the periocular region, paying particular attention to younger patients, who are more likely to have either infection or a concurrent orbital fracture, said the US authors of a 13-year review published in Ophthalmic Plastic
Researchers from the University of Auckland (UoA) and Moorfields Eye Hospital identified significant sex-related differences in the presentation and complications of uveitis.
