A US study found ChatGPT responded to patient eyecare questions with answers which did not significantly differ from those of ophthalmologists, while a Canadian study showed ChatGPT’s ophthalmology
US and Canadian researchers found young adults who use both e-cigarettes (vapes) and combustible cigarettes were more likely to develop significant ocular symptoms, compared to those who used either
Research conducted by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in the US has found average replacement time of scleral lenses is about 24 months (±14.3 months) and
A group of researchers associated with the Blind and Vision Education Network of New Zealand (BLENNZ), including myself, Dr Shuan Dai and Hadyn Treanor, undertook a study to assess the visual benefits of tinted and clear contact lenses (CLs) in akonga (students) with albinism. The aim was to assess
Having asked the country’s four major political parties several health-related questions, Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) reported all said they would support New Zealand’s first national eye health survey
A trend for posting TikTok videos showing users microwaving then slicing hard-boiled eggs, causing them to explode, risks thermal burns to the face and eyes, reported a US ophthalmologist. In a
A Canadian surgeon has developed an incision-free technique to seal retinal tears, usually within 24 hours.
The successful trial of a new stem cell cultivation technique to repair corneal trauma has made its US developers the first to meet the FDA’s strict tissue engineering requirements. Researchers at
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Victoria is the latest Australasian hospital to offer indoor digital wayfinding for vision-impaired patients, using a new smartphone app developers say has 10-20
An investigation by Australian-based cataract surgeons found: posterior corneal surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) could not be predicted pre-operatively using biometric features; centroid posterior corneal SIA is extremely small (near zero); and no difference in posterior corneal SIA was found wh
The board of Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) has elected acting chair John Mulka, former CEO of Blind and Low Vision New Zealand, and trustee Chrissie Cowan, CEO of Kāpō Māori Aotearoa, as new co-chairs.
Australia has passed a law restricting the use of the title ‘surgeon’ to specialist surgeons. Prior to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Surgeons) Amendment Bill, any registered