A Korean study found 60% of patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) had normal intraocular pressure (IOP) at their first visit. The researchers said this suggested that without gonioscopy,
Insulin may help repair damage to retinal neurons and restore sight in patients who have vision loss due to glaucoma, researchers have found, and could have applications for other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) is beavering away to improve relations with our health insurers to provide better care and more options for patients, while maintaining remuneration levels for members. We asked the board* to tell us more.
Hundreds or even thousands of viewers can now watch some of the world’s top surgeons as they operate, without affecting the operating theatre, thanks to the wonders of Virtual Reality (VR), says
Bausch Health says it has acquired the US rights to Eton Pharmaceuticals' EM-100 investigational eye drop for the treatment of itchy eyes associated with allergies. EM-100 has been submitted to the
Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury have received more media and literature attention in recent years and our understanding of these conditions is increasing. Optometrists are perfectly placed to help those individuals with concussion and often simple changes can make enormous differences to
Researchers at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) and The University of Western Australia say they have have pioneered a laboratory model of a rare type of retinal disease, paving the way for new treatment
Australian and Irish researchers have identified six new factors they say contribute to why there are so many more male than female surgeons, despite the increasing number of females in medicine as a whole. In the UK and Australasia, women account for just 11% of consultant surgeons despite about 60
Look at an object, cover one eye at a time and the object appears to jump back and forth. Stare at it with both eyes and we take for granted a complicated brain process combining the signals into one, giving us a clear view and proper depth perception. That happens the moment those dual signals ente
The University of Auckland School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) is making the most of its two indirect ophthalmoscope simulators by integrating them as part of the lab component of the Part IV BOptom course in 2019.
Virtual Field has launched a virtual reality (VR) platform for diagnostic eye exams.
Low vision high-tech company Humanware has appointed Auckland-based account manager Niishahn Taan to look after New Zealand, Singapore and South-East Asia.
