Flinders University’s professor of ear nose and throat (ENT) surgery Simon Carney reports the first tell-tale signs of covid-19 may be an unexpected loss of smell, with evidence backed up by
The following is an announcement from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) regarding training challenges and changes caused by Covid-19.FROM RANZCODear
The following is an announcement from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) regarding the government’s Covid-19 Alert Level 4 announcement on Monday. FROM THE ODOB BOARD Dear
The Spectrum registry, the world’s largest, single device ophthalmology registry to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ivantis’ Hydrus Microstent for the treatment of mild to moderate primary
A gene therapy study shows promising early signs of safety and efficacy for hereditary X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP) causing sight loss in young males. Florida-based Bascom Palmer Eye
Abstract submissions for APAO 2020 congress, scheduled for 5-9 August in Xiamen, China, has re-opened from now until 30 April. The congress, this year marking the 60th anniversary of the academy, has
The following is an announcement by the New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) regarding the government’s Covid-19 Alert Level 4 announcement on Monday. FROM THE NZAO COUNCIL Without a
The district health boards’ (DHBs) follow-up clinic performance figures to August 2019 have been released in response to an Official Information Act (OIA) request¹. They reveal that those waiting both 50% and 100% too long have more than doubled compared with last year’s figures².
Myopia is rapidly emerging as one of the biggest public health concerns of our generaon. More than 2.5 billion people have myopia globally. It is esmated that by 2050 about half the world’s population will be at risk of losing their sight due to serious myopia-related complications, like retinal
The much anticipated, annual Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) of New Zealand’s one-day Wellington conference on Sunday 29 March and its related Myopia Profile Live workshop on Saturday 28 March
Former Coronation Street star and popstar Kym Marsh ended up visiting the eye hospital recently, fearing she would lose her sight after her pet chihuahua Rico clawed her eye.
The Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS) findings show patients who consistently take their glaucoma medication are less likely to develop vision loss. “It is reassuring when
