The following is a special Covid-19 update from the optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) on 19 October 2021 ODOB: NEW UPDATE ON GOVERNMENT ALERT LEVEL 3 GUIDELINES As a result of the
Dyslexia is not a vision problem but a language-processing disorder, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) and the Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA) declared in
A Spanish study investigating the relationship between visual problems and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental
Lumenis has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) De Novo authorisation for its newest intense pulsed light (IPL) device OptiLight, designed to improve signs of dry eye
A retrospective study of 7,501 eyes has shown that lower blood pressure is associated with faster rates of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) loss.
Ready-to-use electron beam (e-beam) irradiated corneas and sclera with a two-year shelf life are now available in New Zealand.
Researchers from the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health in the US have shown it may be possible to detect heart disease using retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Engineers and ophthalmologists at Duke University in North Carolina, US, have developed a robotic optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that scans a patient’s eyes in 50 seconds.
It is now expected that optometrists, dispensing opticians and supporting staff will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by 1 December 2021 and receive their first dose by 30 October,
American basketball superstar Stephen Curry, aged 33, has keratoconus. The Golden State Warriors legend, considered one of the greatest three-point shooters in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, was diagnosed with keratoconus in 2019 and is now using scleral lenses to help him see clearl
The New York-based Accessories Council marked its third-annual Design Excellence Awards with a virtual ceremony honouring brands for their ‘outstanding’ design achievements.
A new online database allows eyecare professionals to search ophthalmic drug information and includes a dosage calculator based on patient weight.