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Safety and efficacy of AGN-190584 in individuals with presbyopia: The Gemini 1 phase 3 randomised clinical trialDr George Waring IV et al
Congenital cataract typically presents in infancy with variable lens opacities that block the normal red reflex (Fig 1). It can be associated with other ocular and systemic abnormalities. There may be a family history of cataract and the inherited forms are typically autosomal dominant. Diagnosing t
Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders and its prevalence is increasing worldwide, including in Australia and New Zealand. The condition’s refractive error is due to a mismatch between axial length and the optical power of the eye, with axial myopia’s severity directly related to axial lengt
In March 2022, the breakthrough gene therapy treatment Luxturna was approved for public funding in Australia, two years after the UK did so and four years after it was fast-tracked to become the first FDA-approved gene therapy. Designed for people with vision loss caused by inherited retinal dystrop
With last-minute apologies from the night’s guest speaker, Tauranga-based paediatric and strabismus specialist Dr Cheefoong Chong, and Eye Surgery Associates’ (ESA’s) medical retina and vitreoretinal (VR) surgeon Dr Monika Pradhan presenting on Zoom, ESA’s winter seminar was an example of the new no
We all look at faces and eyes every day. Be it refracting, screening for diabetic retinopathy, looking for retinal tears or monitoring glaucoma, we are looking closely. But do we see? Do we look for and see the nodular basal cell carcinoma at the medial canthus or the squamous cell carcinoma on the
Throughout discussions with the Independent Optometry Group’s (IOGroup) shareholders, one of the key topics has been how best to assist patients through what is a challenging time. How do they deliver the quality of eye health their patients need and deserve when their patients’ wallets are lighter
Is there ever such a thing as a genuinely new trend? Most of us have been around long enough to see fashions come around for a second, if not a third time. Take the current resurgence of ’90s wide-legged pants, halter-neck tops and John Lennon-esque glasses, which themselves took cues from their 197
As a hospital-based optometrist, I was very excited to hear of the recent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board’s decision to approve a new scope of practice for hospital-based optometrists in ophthalmic laser surgery and its associated prescribing qualification. This is a major milestone for
Ophthalmic imaging has come a long way in the last 15 years. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and more recently OCT angiography (OCTA) have become indispensable parts of our clinical patient evaluation, not only for retinal disease but also for uveitis and optic nerve disorders. Mastering the art