Six-monthly wet AMD IVT
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals announced its phase 1 clinical trial of EYP-1901 for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) showed 41% of eyes required no supplemental anti-vascular endothelial
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Covid’s increasing ophthalmic impact
Ocular effects including chronic bilateral dacryoadenitis and Purtscher-like retinopathy have been noted in around 11% of Covid-19-positive patients, according to recent data. Dr Marco Pastore, from
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The sound of hope
A promising new retinal prosthesis using ultrasound to activate neurons could restore vision in patients with retinal degenerative diseases. “This is a step towards a retinal prosthesis that works
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New faces at Alcon Surgical
Alcon Australia and New Zealand has appointed Amin Shahi as product manager visualisation and vitreoretinal, while Jonathan Beh, who joined Alcon in 2016, is the new product manager cataract refractive diagnostics and lasers.
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MD education Zooms out
Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) is hosting live educational seminars online to overwhelming positive feedback from both patients and health professionals.
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Let nature take care of it
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the commonest cancers in Australia and New Zealand. In 2006, the age-standardised incidence of NMSCs was 406 per 100,000 population in New Zealand1. Treatment of NMSCs represents a significant cost to Australasian healthcare systems1,2 and their incidence is ris
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New custom eye-procedure packs
Medix21 has partnered with German ophthalmic supplier MED Medical Products to offer custom cataract, vitreoretinal, LASIK and intravitreal procedure packs.
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AUSCRS celebrates 25 years
After three years of online gatherings, the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) is planning a special face-to-face meeting at Peppers, Noosa from 3-6 August this year to mark its 25th anniversary.
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Geneticist nets RANZCO honour
Kiwi ophthalmologist and ophthalmic geneticist Associate Professor Andrea Vincent has been awarded the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO’s) Federal Meritorious Service Award at the college’s 52nd Congress.
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Unvaccinated Dunedin surgeon fined
Dunedin eye surgeon Dr Deepak Gupta has been censured by the Ministry of Health (MoH) for seeing patients while unvaccinated.
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FDA approval for drug-releasing CL
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson Vision Care’s Acuvue Theravision with ketotifen, a drug-eluting contact lens to soothe allergic itchy eyes. Each daily
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Myopia and OAG risk evaluated
An analysis of 24 studies suggests that individuals with myopia have an approximately doubled risk of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG) compared to those without myopia. Led by Dr Ahnul Ha, Seoul
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