A Spanish study of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) found the rate of visual decline increased significantly and irreversibly during the Covid-19 lockdown. Analysing the effects
A US study demonstrated elevated flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) in optic nerve mitochondria can indicate early glaucoma, with researchers saying their method could be a more accurate diagnostic tool
Cataract surgery complications associated with tamsulosin (Flomax), used to treat enlarged prostates and to help with the passage of kidney stones, decreased significantly over a decade, according to
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have uncovered a key process contributing to blindness in people with diabetes, paving the way for new preventative treatments. The researchers discovered
CR Surfacing Laboratories has partnered with lens developer Avulux, offering New Zealand’s estimated 642,000 migraine sufferers a new non-pharmaceutical treatment for migraine triggered or worsened by light.
This update will answer some of the common questions surrounding herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and highlight recent research, including several key findings from studies performed in Auckland.
Swedish researchers have used a corneal implant made of pig-skin-derived collagen to restore vision to 20 advanced keratoconus patients, 14 of whom were legally blind and six who had severely impaired sight.
Dubbed by the organisers as the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest optical event, registration is now open for O=Mega23, which is being held in tandem with the fourth World Congress of Optometry (WCO4) in Melbourne from 8-10 September 2023.
Following the business’ second ram raid in two weeks, Paul Rose, optometrist and co-owner of Hamilton East’s Total Vision optometrists, warned other practice owners to be wary of falling victim to the same problem. “If they’ve got a retail front and there’s easy road access, they should be looking v
Most eyecare professionals understand that restoring healthy equilibrium to the ocular surface is necessary to relieving the symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). But it’s equally important to acknowledge that healthy balance has been disrupted not just in the tear film and ocular surface, but in the d
Efficacy, durability, and safety of intravitreal faricimab with extended dosing in patients with DMO
In the first large-scale population-based study to evaluate the associations between lens thickness and lifestyle, Japanese researchers found almost half of Tokyo’s preschoolers are myopic.