Shorter referrals plea
Counties Manukau ophthalmologist Dr Jim Stewart has made a heartfelt plea for shorter referrals from optometrists for their glaucoma patients.
Lesley Springall3 min read
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Glaucoma repair in tablet form?
Known to protect nerve cells, orally administered citicoline has also been shown to slow glaucoma by up to 74% in a rat model, according to a new study by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA.
Staff reporters2 min read
Novartis halts Beovu trial
Novartis has terminated its three clinical trials of its controversial vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll) amid vision-loss concerns.
Staff reporters2 min read
Eyes and Eyelids’ design wins
Eyes and Eyelids’ innovative building has won two design awards in the 2021 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The boutique eyecare surgery in Remuera, Auckland, netted an Innovation Award for its relocatable design and a silver award for its overall design in the healthcare project category.
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Top scores for Kiwi AI screening tool
Toku Eyes has completed its first prospective clinical trial of its artificial intelligence (AI) screening platform Theia, designed to support more cost-effective diagnosis and prognosis of eye
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Health budget: eyes overlooked
Eyes were an obvious omission in this year’s health budget, which failed to mention the previous’ government’s promise to include one free eye-health check for SuperGold holders, or its dumbed-down version for age-related macular degeneration*, which appears to have now been scrapped.
Drew Jones2 min read
BLVNZ culture questioned
Blind and Low Vision New Zealand (BLVNZ) has launched an independent culture review following complaints about the treatment of clients and staff.
Staff reporters2 min read
Australian eyecare professionals honoured
RANZCO’s first female president and three “outstanding” eyecare professionals were honoured in the 2021 Queen’s birthday honours list, recognising a total of 1,190 Australians. Associate Professor
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DED drops on track
Researchers behind the phase-3 ‘Gobi’ trial of NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane) eye drops to treat the symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) have reported positive outcomes by day 15 of treatment.
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Discrimination still linked with HIV & AIDS
Forty years since the discovery of HIV/AIDS, new research highlights that people living with the disease still face stigma, discrimination and negative labelling from their own families, communities
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OCT-A detects SCD retinopathy
Ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, USA, have demonstrated that sequential optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) can highlight sickle cell disease patients
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Laser treats AMD patients without RPD?
Australian researchers have reported that an extension to the Laser Intervention in the Early Stages of AMD (LEAD) study revealed that subthreshold nanosecond laser (SNL, specifically the Ellex 2RT)
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