British singer songwriter Sam Smith had to undergo eye surgery while holidaying in New Zealand recently due to a nasty stye on his right eye. In true celebrity style, Smith documented his experience, posting images of his swollen eye on Instagram. He said the lump on his eye was getting "worse and w
The Blind Foundation and Matthews Eyewear Eyecare group are trialling low vision clinics, providing free rehabilitation support to people with low vision who are finding it hard to read, even with their best corrective lenses.
The Lighthouse Vision Trust, a dedicated Canterbury-based low vision support charity, has awarded two $10,000 scholarships to budding Canterbury University students Nicholas Tung and Lewis
Health Minister David Clark says District Health Boards (DHBs) are on notice to improve their financial performance and demonstrate they have a plan to return to financial sustainability.The ministry
One-year results from a Phase 3 clinical trial show early intervention with Eylea (aflibercept), lessened diabetic retinopathy severity and prevented serious vision-threatening complications,
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for a novel gene therapy for the treatment of a rare inherited retinal degenerative disease (IRD) caused by a
Patients suffering vision loss in both eyes due to limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) might benefit from a stem cell transplant using donated cells, according to a new randomised, controlled study in
Eye-tracking platform EyeSync could become the standard of care for concussion following the FDA’s granting of a “breakthrough device” designation for SincThink’s virtual reality technology. The move
Retina International (RI) has launched a global toolkit on inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), a central hub with information aimed at IRD patients, their families and carers, health care
A new simulator allows patients to experience how their vision will improve before undergoing surgery.Developed by scientists from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the device enables
Scientists have developed a biological system which enables cells to form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding material to create, in the first instance, the world's first self-curving
Vuzix Blade has received a CES 2019 innovation award for the design and engineering of its augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses. The company says its glasses provide a natural view of the real
