
NZ trek – tick!
Hawke’s Bay optometrist Niall McCormack has walked the length of New Zealand in one go to help raise funds to build an eye clinic in Shinyanga, Tanzania.

Hawke’s Bay optometrist Niall McCormack has walked the length of New Zealand in one go to help raise funds to build an eye clinic in Shinyanga, Tanzania.

Altos Biologics said it expects to launch its Eylea (aflibercept) biosimilar ALT-L9 by 2025, following recruitment of 431 neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients to its phase 3

Cobra Kai star and entrepreneur Peyton List has set her sights on new acting roles without the hassle of glasses or contact lenses, thanks to her new EVO* Implantable Collamer Lenses designed for the correction of myopia and astigmatism, she said.

The Franciscan Capuchin Sisters in Sanya Juu, Tanzania, have received an oDocs nun IR, a non-mydriatic smartphone-based infrared retinal camera, to help fight vision loss.

Optos Australia has appointed Renee Slunjski its Australia and New Zealand regional product specialist.

There doesn't seem much point in bluffing it these days – the audience is a bit more limited and most of my mob know the script. It’s a shame, as I quite enjoyed the pretend years, shuffling around tentatively, wielding the cane like a staff of office and quietly enjoying muttered asides like, “It’s

A US study has shown mitochondrial flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) is increased across a broad range of inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) patients, which could be a clinically useful disease biomarker, said researchers.

A UK and Spanish research team used an adapted commercial inkjet printer to load a contact lens (CL) with a controlled dose of the glaucoma medication timolol maleate.

Eyecare practitioners (ECPs) are being warned to be vigilant to victims of a trend for applying menthol and peppermint lip balms to the eyelids in a bid to feel more alert. According to a Michigan

The war in Ukraine, volatile European markets and currencies and challenges across China’s political and economic landscape are just some of the issues impacting almost every country around the world, including New Zealand.

US researchers found the majority of fibromyalgia patients wearing green-light-filtering spectacles needed less pain medication, showed a decline in anxiety scores and a statistically significant difference in responses to the question of fear of pain.

German researchers found the expected transient reduction in visual quality following trabeculectomy was worse in patients receiving postoperative atropine drops.