As part of the eye health community’s push to improve eyecare among Kiwis with diabetes, a new study has been launched to examine the eyecare pathway for Māori, Pasifika and young adults at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy (DR) to identify where the system is failing them and what can be done
A study by Deakin University and Coopervision has revealed that between 2011 and 2019, the number of registered optometrists in Australia increased by 30.1%, outstripping the country’s 12.1% population growth.
Following the launch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO’s) Sustainability Charter towards the end of last year, the college has established a Sustainability Committee to bring about change.
Reflecting the Balance theme of the RANZCO NZ 2021 conference, which included a push for better sustainability in ophthalmology, especially within cataract surgery, ophthalmic products supplier Medix 21 was proudly displaying Aurolab products from the Aravind eyecare system.
Trainee ophthalmologists in Australia would recommend their profession to other doctors, but bullying and long work hours still need to be addressed, according to the Medical Board of Australia’s 2020 Medical Training Survey (MTS).
An all-printed, stretchable corneal sensor built on commercially available disposable soft contact lenses (CLs), which could supplant electroretinogram (ERG) examinations, has been developed at Purdue University in Indiana, USA.
The RANZCO NZ 2021 conference presentation award winners were:
The first vision-correction contact lens (CL) to relieve allergic eye itch has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has finished talking to key stakeholders in Aotearoa and is drafting an action plan to improve the way ophthalmologists work with Māori to improve eyecare among tangata whenua.
A report by Professor Xiulan Zhang and Dr Fei Li at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, China, has highlighted the racial differences in the density of macular and peripapillary capillaries in glaucomatous
Smoking cannabis significantly impairs vision, yet more than 90% of users believe it has no or very little effect on their vision, a new study has found. With cannabis use on the rise in Spain,
A review of the use of fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) has shown it offers exceptional detail that can aid early diagnoses and monitoring of retinal diseases. Led by Dr Lydia