Parliament sees the light on World Sight Day
Marking World Sight Day, Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) brought eye health to the heart of the New Zealand Government with a clear message: eye checks save sight.
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Zeiss new NZ DORC distributor
Zeiss has become New Zealand’s new distributor of Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (DORC) products, formerly supplied by OIC.
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Consultation open on antibiotic guidelines
University of Auckland researchers are inviting feedback on a new national platform providing antibiotic prescribing guidance
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Genetic variant masks men’s diabetes
UK researchers discovered an undiagnosed genetic condition common in men of African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean ancestry may delay type 2 diabetes diagnosis and increase complication risk
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Higher patient satisfaction with topography-guided LASIK
US and Canadian researchers found improvements in patient-reported satisfaction, visual quality and dry eye symptoms three months after LASIK procedures planned using the Phorcides Analytic Engine wit
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Lutein drops to supplement IVI?
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), have developed a nanocarrier e
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Laser correction for myopia in teens safe and effective
A major study of laser correction for myopia found that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according to research presented at the European Society of Catarac
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Unravelling DR progression trends
US researchers found the risk of progression to vision-threatening forms of diabetic retinopathy (DR) was more pronounced in eyes with moderate-to-severe non-proliferative DR (NPDR) at baseline.
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Stellest achieves FDA-approval milestone
Breaking new ground, EssilorLuxottica’s Stellest lens is the first-ever spectacle lens clinically proven to slow myopia progression in children to receive the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) market authorisation.
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Southern Cross funds iStent Infinite
New Zealand glaucoma specialists have welcomed Southern Cross’ decision to partially fund the latest iteration of the minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device, the iStent Infinite.
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Wealth affects glaucoma care
US researchers found patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in lower-income groups were substantially less likely to achieve target intraocular pressure (IOP) reductions and more likely to d
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Global AI model to tackle health inequity
A research consortium of more than 65 countries has launched Global RETFound, an initiative to develop the first globally representative artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model in medicine, usin
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