Roche has announced it will buy Spark Therapeutics for US$4.3 billion.Philadelphia-based Spark Therapeutics discovers, develops and delivers gene therapies for genetic diseases, including blindness,
A couple getting married in India made headlines when they asked not for wedding gifts, but for guests to sign up as donors to an eye bank on their big day.The Times of India (TOI) reported the couple
A Canadian woman has created a new contact lens prototype to enable people with colour blindness to see a full spectrum of colour.Colorsmith Labs CEO Gabrielle Masone, in partnership with scientists
Australian consumers are being reminded to tell their pharmacists about any complementary medicines they are taking, when picking up their prescription medicines.NPS MedicineWise says with almost 7
Following a Mediterranean diet could cut the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by nearly half according to a study pooling data from two significant population-based studies.
Asepticys' newly-developed contact lens disinfection solution containing TriFlect technology provided more rapid and complete control of dangerous bacteria and harmful pathogens than other
Korean researchers have 3D printed corneas with a bio-ink with qualities similar to collagen and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the native cornea and which also offers the transparency suitable for
Auckland university’s School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) is recruiting strabismus patients to participate in a study to help develop an automated and objective computer-based method to
Optometry Giving Sight’s (OGS’s) 2018 World Sight Day Challenge raised enough funds to deliver eye exams and glasses to over 190,000 people in need of eye care. Over 160 companies and over 360
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new 3D printer they say could print clear, soft hydrogels around tiny electronic circuits to make smart contact lenses.The
Two new studies suggest signs of Alzheimer’s are visible in the eyes before symptoms appear. Both studies show optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease
RightEye has launched an automated eye-tracking test it says allows optometrists to quickly and objectively identify functional vision issues that affect a host of everyday activities. Once a problem
