Lions Eye Institute (LEI) researcher Dr Di Huang has won a AU$60,000 (NZ$64,334) Retina Australia grant to boost her research into Identifying and characterising ABCA4 variants in patients with Starga
Exonate reported EXN407, its topical treatment for diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and diabetic retinopathy, met all primary endpoints in its phase 1b/2a trial. The trial’s DMO patients were trea
British TV chef and presenter Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has teamed up with Specsavers to support the call for a national eye health strategy in England after being diagnosed with early-stage glaucoma.
A Spanish study has found a new design of elastomeric auto-adherent add lenses provided visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) comparable to conventional trial lenses for presbyopes.
A Moorfields and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology study has demonstrated that children and young adults can assess their own contrast sensitivity (CS) with repeatable results.
Medix21 is expanding its team with the appointment of Matt Redstone in the newly created role of commercial operations manager.
Complaints have been laid with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Te Whatu Ora and the Commerce Commission about The Optical Shop’s rental and promotion of a new, self-testing refractive device called Eyeque.
As New Zealand’s previous sources of povidone iodine 5% dry up, local supplier Medix21 has stepped in to find an alternative source to meet the country’s increasing needs.
An Australian and UK study found ivermectin cream applied nightly to the lid margins of ocular demodicosis patients reduced three signs of infestation to zero after three months.
Kicking off 2024, Macular Degeneration New Zealand’s (MDNZ’s) Professional Friends programme is returning, inviting optometrists and ophthalmologists to join the charity to support patients with macular degeneration and those at risk of developing the disease.
Glaucoma and cataract surgery specialist Dr Divya Perumal has joined Re:Vision, expanding both the team and the anterior-segment surgery’s specialist scope of practice.
Microsoft has now made Seeing AI, a free app it describes as a talking camera for the visually impaired, available for Android as well as Apple devices.
