An Australian study has found that 61% of patients in New South Wales were still waiting for an initial outpatient appointment 12 months after being referred for cataract surgery. Led by Dr Jessie
Russian technology company Rostec has unveiled Blue Sky pro, prototype anti-insomnia glasses it claims will prevent sleep disorders and restore circadian rhythms. “The glasses will definitely be of
Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who took up the lasso of Wonder Woman, revealed she was suffering from photophobia during the filming of Justice League (2017). Thirty-six-year-old Gadot told W Magazine that she developed severe migraines with painful light sensitivity, which led her to start wearing
French biotech company Eyevensys has secured US$12m in funding to accelerate its programmes using a non-viral gene therapy ocular drug-delivery platform.
A US study has suggested children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes using insulin pumps may have a lower likelihood of developing diabetic retinopathy (DR).
The Wellington Downtown Community Ministry (DCM), supporting homeless people in the city for more than 50 years, is farewelling one of its most valued supporters, retiring ophthalmologist Dr Paul Herrick.
Artificial intelligence (AI) used to exist only in the imaginations of science fiction writers – the self-preserving HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey, a conquering Skynet in The Terminator and an affectionate Samantha in Her. Now AI is here, recommending the next binge-worthy flick, answering voice
Following a two-year study, CooperVision’s SightGlass vision business reported that 85% of children wearing its Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) lenses, designed to slow myopia, had <1.0D myopia progression.
Bausch+Lomb reported that its LuxSmart acrylic intraocular lenses have treated 5,000 cataract patients since its 2020 European launch, with significant improvements for distance and intermediate
A high-powered international review has criticised unqualified lens suppliers’ inappropriate substitution of soft contact lens (CL) types for ones prescribed by eyecare practitioners.
Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses, which can record photos and video with a voice command, are facing criticism for potential privacy violations.
When the first Pfizer-BioNTech jab was given to 91-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan in December 2020, it gave the world hope that an end to the Covid-19 pandemic was achievable. But it also had everyone wondering how safe such a quickly developed vaccine could be. Of the seven vaccines approved by th