LENZ Therapeutics reported its non-pilocarpine presbyopia drop, LNZ100 (1.75% aceclidine HCl), met its primary endpoint in a phase 3 Chinese study, with 74% of participants achieving three lines or gr
On a mission to end preventable blindness, oDocs Eye Care and Berlin-based medical app developer Glaucare have teamed up with Kisii Eye Hospital in Kenya to perform eye health checks in rural areas with little to no access to eyecare.
New Zealand’s health and disability community and many others paid tribute to Matua Maaka Tibble (Ngāti Porou) MNZM and his lifelong dedication and service to disabled people in Aotearoa following his
More than 1,105 trees were donated to the Forktree Project by delegates at the 55th RANZCO Congress in Adelaide as part of the college’s sustainability drive.
Researchers in Sydney and the US found bi-monthly intravitreal pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) treatment over 36 months showed “increasing efficacy” in patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-r
Corneal epithelial cell sheets from human induced pluripotent stem cells used to treat limbal stem-cell deficiency
A New Zealand study found aged-care facilities often have lower than recommended lighting levels, contributing to higher rates of falls. “It's something that people have probably known or been
A US study focusing on the effects of climate change on eye health revealed clinical visits more than doubled when particulate matter from air pollution was prevalent. The study, published in
Digesting the highlights and issues in Australasian orthoptics from the 2024 Orthoptics Meeting in Adelaide
A Pharmac-initiated funding application for ciclosporin 0.05% eye preparation to treat severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca has been added to its Options for Investment (OFI) list. The application was
Taking pride of place on Zeiss’ stand at RANZCO 2024 were its new high-end 3D microscope, the Artevo 850, and the latest addition to its optical surgical microscope portfolio, the Artevo 750. Both a
The 55th RANZCO Scientific Congress attracted more than 2,200 attendees (1,841 in person, including 1,390 delegates, and 164 online) from a record 32 countries. The highlight for a handful and their f