Myopia CLs have sustained effect
The BLINK2 study found the benefits of wearing high-add power multifocal CLs for controlling myopia progression continue even after the lenses are no longer used.
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Visual tests & AI to diagnose mild TBI
The diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be enhanced by using a combination of visual assessments and machine-learning approaches, according to US researchers. Writing in Jama Oph
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Sleep apnoea associated with AMD
Australian researchers found nocturnal hypoxia may be an “under-appreciated important modifiable risk factor for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)”.
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AMD awareness declines
The latest research commissioned by Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) shows that awareness of AMD in people over the age of 50 has dropped from 60% in 2020 to 55% in 2024.
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ROP linked to poor gut flora
Researchers in Taiwan found reduced gut microbial diversity may be associated with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) development in high-risk preterm infants. Writing in Clinical & Experimental Opht
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Stars and their eyes… Jake Gyllenhaal
American Brokeback Mountain actor Jake Gyllenhaal described being legally blind as occasionally advantageous in his career. Despite his childhood amblyopia having naturally resolved, the 44-year-old has to wear corrective lenses for his 6/60 vision.
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Glucose-tracking CLs remove barriers
Researchers in Australia have found glucose-monitoring contact lenses (CLs) offer a pain-free and convenient alternative to finger-prick blood testing, which could improve treatment adherence and long-term health outcomes in diabetic patients living in remote areas.
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Eye-exercise app claims rubbished
Developers’ claims that eye-exercise apps such as SniperSight can help alleviate users’ astigmatism, near-sightedness, farsightedness, eye strain and age-related deterioration have been dismissed by a US ophthalmologist.
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Huge returns projected from primary eyecare investment
Investment directed into primary eyecare can potentially deliver £98m (NZ$210.8m) per year in net benefits for the National Health Service (NHS) in England, with benefits expected to be similar in other UK nations. This would help the UK government fulfil its objectives set out in the Darzi review t
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Free GP resource for common eye concerns
A Christchurch-based ophthalmologist’s collection of popular articles for general practitioners (GPs) on how to diagnose and treat common eye problems has been revised and is now freely available online at gpeyes.co.nz
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Kiwi develops CVI diagnostic app
In a breakthrough for diagnosing cerebral visual impairment (CVI), Dr Nicola McDowell, a senior lecturer at Massey University, has developed a specialised tool, the Austin Assessment app.
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Drug-delivering, swimming micro-robots validated
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed rice-grain-sized soft robots that can transport up to four different drugs and release them in reprogrammable orders and doses.
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