A large Korean study showed elevated uveitis recurrence rates following Covid-19 vaccination, with the Janssen vaccine (Ad26.COV2.S) more than doubling patients’ risk. Researchers at Hanyang Univers
Retinal surgery, especially when combined with phacoemulsification and C3F8 or SiO2 tamponade, significantly affects ocular surface integrity and corneal sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP) density, with cha
In a small US CRISPR gene therapy study for patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), 79% of those treated showed “measurable improvements”. Fourteen patients (12 adults aged 17-63 years, p
A European study investigating cataract surgery (GFCS) in children found an age of less than 16 weeks and presence of microcornea and other anterior segment abnormalities at the time of surgery were a
An Iranian study found cyclosporine 0.05% was superior to artificial tears in the management of immediate postoperative dry eye (DED) following cataract surgery. Conducted at Bu-Ali Sina Hospital
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is partnering with CooperVision to help advance myopia management as a global standard of care, introducing an interactive and educational resource for eyecare pra
A recent study from Bausch + Lomb found its novel daily nutritional supplement designed to alleviate the effects of dry eye disease (DED) met both its primary endpoints for tear production and symptom
Consuming more than 12g of alcohol per day (less than one large glass of wine or a large beer) is linked to a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an Australian study foun
Attendees of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s (ARVO) 2024 meeting delved into the latest myopia research, with the presentation of two study abstracts identifying genetic lin
It was the colourful diagnostic flipper sets that attracted New Zealand-based ophthalmic equipment distributor Medix21’s Camille Furnandiz to Optego’s stand at February’s Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology congress in Bali. “I love a rainbow. They just really stood out,” she said.
At ARVO 2024, CooperVision announced positive results of both a 10-year study of its MiSight 1 Day lens and another evaluating the impact of overnight wear of its Paragon CRT Dual Axis ortho-k lens.
Dr Oliver Comyn, chair of New Zealand’s Save Sight Society, is hoping more optometrists will join their ophthalmology and nursing colleagues at this year’s Save Sight Society meeting in Wellington.
