New Zealand-based social enterprise and ophthalmic diagnostic technology company, oDocs Eye Care, has been awarded two Health Delivery Research Activation Grants from the Health Research Council (HRC) to study the feasibility of a New Zealand teleophthalmology service and the cost-effectiveness of a
An international team, including researchers from Surrey University in the UK and Harvard in the US, has developed an ultra-thin sensor for use in ‘smart’ contact lenses. The sensor detects
Poorly focused YAG laser shots to remove post-cataract posterior capsular opacification (POC) can result in irreparable damage to the intraocular lens (IOL) and permanently reduce vision quality.
A 78-year-old Israeli man, Jamal Furani, regained vision after he was implanted with an artificial corneal implant, giving hope to millions of corneal blind people currently relying on
The popular Cornea & Contact Lens Society (CCLS) one-day conference is back this year on Sunday 28 February at the Harbourside Function Venue (formally Mac’s) on Wellington’s waterfront.
Two global phase III studies reported positive topline results confirming the efficacy and safety of faricimab for people living with diabetic macular oedema (DMO). Developed
Global prevalence of avoidable vision impairment and blindness in adults aged 50 years and older did not change between 2010 and 2019, suggesting the World Health Assembly Global Action Plan* (WHA
Associate Professor Jennifer Craig, head of the Ocular Surface Laboratory (OSL) at the University of Auckland and a leading, international dry eye researcher, has been made a
After nine years as chair and 11 years on the board, Rick Hoskin is retiring from the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind’s board. Acknowledging Hoskin’s passion and commitment to the charity
Coopervision’s MiSight 1-day contact lens has been awarded the 2020 Popular Science: Best of What’s New Award in the health category. The US’ Popular Science award recognises up to 100 of the most
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorisation for the first Covid-19 diagnostic kit for self-testing at home. “Lucira Health’s
A new study supports the importance of essential fatty acids as an independent, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk factor for children of parents with AMD. Children of parents with AMD have