NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover was given a vision test as preparation for the Martian fact-finding mission gathered pace ahead of next year’s launch. Scientists carried out the Rover’s vision calibration
Health workers in one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities are using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed at Centre for Eye Research Australia to help detect and prevent one of
A series of new symbols for testing visual acuity in children is more reliable than those used in current charts, claim the Auckland researchers who developed them. Current eye charts have several
UK ophthalmology students shared their thoughts in a survey led by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists ahead of training changes proposed by the UK Government’s Shape of Training paper.Just over a
A combined smart contact lens and glasses augmented reality system, EMacula, which corrects vision and digitally enhances wearers’ surroundings is pending FDA approval as Phase II clinical trials and
Visor for light-sensitive athletesIndividuals with sports-limiting vision conditions can now play outdoor sports thanks to a special visor developed by scientists at the University of Alabama.
A project at the Centre for Eye Research Australia aims to identify new biomarkers to predict the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).The project will use the extensive imaging that
Patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) or wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) are needed to take part in trials that aim to reduce treatment burden.Sydney ophthalmologist and
An eye donation from Robert Van der Heiden who lived with Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) will give CERA researchers a unique opportunity to advance the study the mitochondrial genetic
Many Kiwis want adverts for prescription medicines to be banned, a Consumer NZ survey shows.Consumer NZ head of research Jessica Wilson said New Zealand and the US were the only two countries in the
Vision 2020 in New Zealand has been re-energised as an independent voice for the broader eye health sector and will now become a much more robust and representative nationwide initiative, said
Responding to deputy prime minister Winston Peters’ election promise of an annual health checkup, including an annual eye exam, for SuperGold Card holders, the Eye Health Coalition (EHC) presented
