Researchers have concluded African descent was associated with higher failure rates and higher incidence of bleb leaks after initial trabeculectomy with mitomycin C compared with European descent.
Turkish researchers have found that surgery for strabismus improves psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. The group, lead by Dr Serdar Ozates, in the Dr Sami Ulus Maternity, Children’s Health and
Dr Akio Kanai, CEO of Fuji Optical, has been announced as the Brien Holden Humanitarian Award winner for 2018 by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), for his efforts in delivering vision care to
Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye’s retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.The process outlined
Former Vice-Chancellor of Massey University and senior cabinet minister Steve Maharey has been appointed as chair of Pharmac. Announcing the move, health minister David Clark said Maharey has taken
Specsavers is on a mission to transform the way optometrists detect, report and refer eye diseases and not just in its own stores, but across the sector as a whole. Heather Douglas reports.
As debate erupted across the Tasman about whether Australia lacked ophthalmology training positions or had a regional distribution problem, Dr Michael Merriman, RANZCO’s New Zealand qualification and education committee chair, was undertaking his own research into New Zealand’s ophthalmologist needs
Nurse practitioners can now sign cremation certificates, one of several changes made to seven of eight Acts when the Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill came into force, enabling nurse Practitioners and other health professionals to do more for th
Zeiss has launched the much-anticipated update to its IOLMaster 700 with swept-source biometry - total keratometry (TK) - described as a unique way to implement posterior corneal surface measurement into intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations.
A group of 33 retailers, insurers, equipment manufacturers, eye doctors, researchers and a consumer advocate met in Denver, Colorado, to encourage a unified approach to promoting public awareness of the risks associated with childhood myopia.
Well, you are not alone. Eyewear is on the top 10 Uber lost list in New Zealand and across the world, along with other items regularly left behind such as phones, keys, wallets and jewellery.
Researchers at Purdue University, Indiana, have developed soft contact lenses that not only correct vision but can also monitor glucose and medical conditions and be used for ocular pain relief or
