US psychology researchers have reported a case of a young woman who struggles to recognise faces (prosopagnosia) following Covid-19 infection. Dartmouth College PhD students Marie-Luise Kieseler and
Not long ago, award-winning Libyan-American journalist Noor Tagouri shared her family’s dry-eye disease (DED) remedy of onion vapour and honey. Onion enzymes and sulfenic acid combine to produce propanethial S-oxide, which is detected by corneal nerves and ultimately leads to aqueous secretion from
From 1 July 2023, patients in Australia seeking cosmetic surgery will need a GP referral, while cosmetic surgeons must meet new practice guidelines and tougher advertising rules under new regulations
Dry eye was the focus for Titan Optical’s Cam Gordon, who shared a table with Medix21’s Camille Furnandiz at CCLS. In the spotlight was Rayner’s co-marketed Aeon pre- and post-surgery eye drops to help manage dry eye disease (DED), and OcuSci’s new eye mask and meibomian gland treatment kit, MGrx.
I was privileged to attend the 38th ANZ Cornea Society and Eye Bank Meeting in Perth, the first in-person meeting since 2020, together with New Zealand’s National Eye Bank team, including director Dr
The Cornea and Contact Lens Society of New Zealand (CCLSNZ) hosted this year’s Corneal Contact Lens Conference at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport. Bringing together optometrists, ophthalmologists,
After a significant time with the CCLS Council, Roberta Mcllraith leaves the council as immediate past president. The entire CCLS Council has been appreciative of all of Roberta’s efforts to carry CCLS successfully through the Covid-years.
Blind and Low Vision NZ (BLVNZ) and Rotary have kicked off a fundraising drive for a South Island mobile eye unit, with an initial donation of $10,000 pledged by Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger.
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 studies found the use of an Amsler grid was insufficient for detecting and monitoring neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patents with signs of early or dry AMD.
Focusing on imaging the anterior eye, Corneal Lens Corporation’s (CLC’s) Graeme Curtis had a busy day at CCLS introducing the VisuScience smartphone imaging adaptor, QuikVue Plus VPA-200.
A new agreement between the University of Auckland (UoA), the Centre for Vision Research (CEVR) Hong Kong and the University of Waterloo (UoW) is set to empower collaborative research and attract substantial international funding, said those involved.
Japanese regenerative medicine startup Cellusion announced it has transplanted its pluripotent stem-cell (iPS)-derived corneal endothelial cell substitute, CLS001, into its first human patient.
