Vitreous floaters
The vitreous gel fills the posterior segment of the eye and has a volume of about 4ml. It is composed of 98% water and 2% structural proteins and extracellular matrix components. Collagen is the major
Dr Monika Pradhan8 min read
Optometry Comment
Book review: Every Doctor by Leanne Rowe & Michael Kidd
With recent media spotlight on doctor suicides and burnout, the release of Every Doctor couldn’t have been better timed. Every Doctor, written by two accomplished physicians, Professor Leanne Rowe and
Review by Dr Pragnya Jagadish2 min read
Glaukos iStent: 5-year tick
An international glaucoma study showed use of the Glaukos iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent during cataract surgery delivered a 38% reduction in mean intraocular pressure (IOP) to 14.7 mmHg after
Staff reporters2 min read
Cloudy days ahead: keeping up with technology
Being brought up with movies like Terminator, I always imagined artificial intelligence, or AI as it’s increasingly called, would be this terrifying army of thinking metal beings who saw humans as obsolete. It’s refreshing then to know that not only are we using AI in our lives each day (for example
Jai Breitnauer13 min read
Clinical pearls from GSLS 2019
Now in its eleventh year, the Global Speciality Lens Symposium (GSLS), held annually in Las Vegas, is a unique conference focused on enabling eye care practitioners to make the best use of modern speciality contact lenses to help a wide range of patients.
Karen Walsh7 min read
Opti vs Silmo trends heading our way
Silmo Paris 2018 feels like a lifetime ago now, but it only took place from 28 September to 1 October last year. Move forward three months to its German rival, Opti Munich.
Siu-Yin Shing5 min read
Reunion of Roses in Phnom Penh
They arrived with a sense of adventure and high purpose, wanting to explore new territory and make a difference with their expertise. Twenty years later they returned, with a sense of awe for what had been achieved.
Trish Gribben4 min read
SUNY days in New York
Kiwi optometrist Robert Ng reports on his experience at the State University of New York (SUNY) as a Snowvision SUNY scholarship* recipient.
Robert Ng4 min read
Retinal detachment, vitreopathy and photocoagulation treatment reviews
Choice of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair method in US commercially insured and Medicare Advantage patients, 2003-2016; Long-term safety and efficacy of limited vitrectomy for vision-degrading vitreopathy resulting from vitreous floaters; Five-year outcomes of pan-retinal photocoagu
Dr Will Cunningham5 min read
Glaucoma research update
Risk factors associated with missed diagnosis of narrow angles by Van Herick technique; Transscleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation: A comparison of slow coagulation and standard coagulation techniques; Clear lens extraction for the management of primary angle closure glaucoma: surgical technique
Dr Divya Perumal6 min read
Glaucoma: a devastating diagnosis
When Vicki Hilliam discovered she was losing her peripheral vision in her 50’s, she was absolutely devastated. A referral to the Blind Foundation could have made all the difference, she tells Jai
Jai Breitnauer8 min read
The changing scope of optometry
As an aging population, growing patient-to-ophthalmologist ratios, demand for new treatments and an increasingly stretched healthcare dollar put eye care under more and more pressure internationally, the scope of optometry is changing.
Heather Douglas11 min read