Nautica introduces Tenite Renew
Nautica Eyewear has launched Tenite Renew, a new collection featuring styles made from sustainable, bio-based material from Eastman and certified recycled content.
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Optometry News
GA and AI: a new age
Geographic atrophy (GA) is the late manifestation of non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) characterised by progressive loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors. Until now, it was a slowly progressive untreatable disease that led to vision loss.
Drs Aaron Yap and Leo Sheck6 min read
Anti-VEGF for DED?
Researchers in Norway have found that repeated intravitreal injections (IVI) with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) improved some dry-eye disease symptoms in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
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Canny Vanni
Featured at Mido, Vanni’s new Italian-made collection offers a stylish selection of frames for men and women, often with a distinctively Vanni twist. Featured here is V4117, a combined acetate-metal men’s model, distinguished by the three-dimensionality of the front’s acetate profile.
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Ultralight, ultrafine
New for 2023, Etnia Barcelona’s UTC is the brand’s lightest acetate collection to-date.
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Inspired by the race track
Porsche Design is starting 2023 at full throttle, taking its collaboration with brand ambassador Patrick Dempsey to the next level with the launch of a jointly designed collection.
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New kids’ reading chart
Wellington Hospital paediatric optometrist Natalie Beardsworth has developed a child-friendly reading chart, filling a gap in optometrists’ vision-testing toolkit for children.
Susanne Bradley3 min read
CCLS: the future of anterior eye
The Cornea and Contact Lens Society’s (CCLS’s) popular one-day conference, on Sunday 26 March, promises an exciting day of anterior-eye education and networking.
Susanne Bradley4 min read
Lentes & Marcos probe
Auckland shopping centre-based optical retailer Lentes & Marcos is under investigation by the Labour Inspectorate, after complaints from former staff members for allegedly being left unpaid.
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Dutz’s latest colour drop 2023
Dutz’s Mido release is all about colour; its collection featuring the latest eyewear trends, including oversized silhouettes, taking the runway by storm once again.
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How hypoglycaemia worsens DR
A US study found low blood sugar in diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients triggered an increase in production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), exacerbating
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Novel RGP protein-deposit evaluation
Using a novel method, researchers in Canada found minimal protein impact and high efficacy of cleaning solutions when studying protein deposits on rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact
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