The 76th Orthoptics Australia (OA) annual conference was held in Sydney in late 2019 to mark the 75th anniversary of Orthoptics Australia. Confused? Understandably so. The fact that it was the 76th conference had many attendees confused; it appeared that one year there were two conferences held, the
A phase 2 clinical trial has delivered promising results for OC-01 nasal spray as a safe and effective treatment for patients with dry eye disease. Developed by Oyster Point Pharma, the OC-01 is
Building on work started by her predecessor, new chair of RANZCO’s Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) Advisory Group Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer says she’s excited about the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of budding female ophthalmologists.
Philippa McCann was awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for services to Blind and Low Vision New Zealand, formerly Blind Foundation. Arrowtown resident McCann told Otago Daily Times she burst into tears when she realised she was to receive the honour: “I was overwhelmed, just amazed that someone
New Zealand’s optometry world was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Michaella Dolling.
Periocular triamcinolone vs intravitreal implants for the treatment of uveitic macular oedema: the POINT trial. Ophthalmology 2019;126(2):283-295. Design: 192 adult patients with non
Eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke AM was named 2020 Australian of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony in Canberra on Saturday night. Dr Muecke started his medical
Retina specialists in New York have shown severe vision loss caused by self-prescribed high doses of niacin (vitamin B3) can be reversed by discontinuing the vitamin. Used for lowering cholesterol,
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) will launch a clinical trial to test the safety of a new patient-specific stem cell-based therapy to treat geographic atrophy - the advanced ‘dry’ form
Moorfields Eye Hospital is trialling a new laser procedure to treat glaucoma that takes just one second. The Belkin laser offers a non-invasive, non-contact procedure performed with automated laser
University of Queensland scientists have discovered markers in the blood that can differentiate between a benign mole and a melanoma, while also identifying if the cancer has spread to other areas of
A University of Buffalo study supports existing evidence that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of developing late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and slow its progress. Published in
