Medicated drops may help close small macular holes over a two- to eight-week period, allowing some people to avoid surgery, a new US study has found. The findings, based on a retrospective multicentre
According to a review by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), three Covid-19 patients in their sixties, admitted to New York’s Northwell Health Hospital within the same two-month period in
A phase III clinical trial of gene therapy for the treatment of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) has demonstrated a bilateral improvement of vision after injection of just one eye. The trial,
A Swiss study of 73 eyes and 56 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and/or diabetic macular oedema (DMO) has demonstrated a false-positive rate of just 6.1% when using home monitoring
A University of Melbourne study has shown that clinical audits and receiving analytical performance feedback positively altered how optometrists documented their age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) patients’ care.
A large-scale study analysing data from diabetic patients has demonstrated that diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression and diabetic macular oedema (DMO) development increase with higher DR severity and there appears to be distinct clinical subtypes.
Medix 21 Surgical has become the New Zealand distributor for California-based New World Medical, bringing a range of new products to the market, including the Kahook Dual Blade for goniotomy and Ahmed ClearPath glaucoma drainage device.
Whitianga-based Mercury Bay Optometrist’s Brett Howes had an unusual patient call in the holidays after a young, Little Blue penguin was found disorientated on Matarangi Beach during the day and taken to the local Kuaotunu Bird Rescue centre.
The Centre for Eye Research Australia’s (CERA’s) 12th annual Gerard Crock Lecture focused on the future of eye health and what we need to do to eliminate preventable blindness. Delivered late last year, the lecture was given virtually by Melbourne Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor, the Harold Mitchell
A US study analysing contact lens sensors recording ocular dimensional changes in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) confirms nocturnal intraocular pressure (IOP) variability is
Several members of the Australian eye health community were recognised in the 2021 Australia Day Honours List. The honours acknowledge the significant service of individuals to their specific field
Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) celebrated 11 years late last year, marking the occasion with a warm, friendly affair at Foundation on George Café in Newmarket, Auckland, and treating invited guests to some delicious light refreshments and bubbly.