The University of Otago’s Department of Surgical Sciences has released a commercial version of its DIVA clinical auditing tool, allowing medical staff to input and monitor information on patients during their hospital visit.
It has been almost a couple of decades since I first became acquainted with my very own Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care (second edition) textbook. For me, this was not just another optometry publication but more an ‘optometry chaperone’ which ordered my learning, instilled the unfamiliar and
New data has revealed nearly three quarters of older Australians now take complementary medicines, including fish oil, vitamin D, glucosamine and calcium supplements every day, and are not always aware of potential side effects.
If you watched Little House on the Prairie, which first aired on NBC in 1974, you might remember the story of Mary Ingalls. The television show was based on the classic book of the same name, drawn from the real-life experiences of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mary’s younger sister. As part of the story, L
Auckland-based Retina Specialists co-founder and macular disease specialist Dr Dianne Sharp is retiring and handing the reins to new Retina Specialists’ director Dr Leo Sheck.
A review of health insurance databases has found that people taking nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) to treat HIV are almost 40% less likely to develop dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The review included the data of more than 100 million patients over two decades.
Christchurch-based optometrist Amy Lee has joined Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas (VOSO) as the charity’s new trustee.
US researchers have developed an algorithm to enable non-ophthalmologists to assess orbital fracture patients and flag those for ophthalmology referral, after revealing study results demonstrating how specific features in orbital fracture patients are associated with substantial ocular injury risk.
A survey of UK primary school children has shown that, on average, at least one in every class of 30 is affected by cerebral visual impairment (CVI)‐related vision problems.
A simple printed vision chart, using optotypes designed by the University of Auckland, that can be downloaded and printed has proved its worth in a recent study by Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
The removal of the retina’s internal limiting membrane (ILM) prior to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) transplantation allows better proliferation of transplanted cells, a study has shown. Dr Thomas
Miniject, iStar Medical's micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device, has shown positive one-year results in its ‘Star II’ European trial. One year after surgery, 29 patients with open-angle