B+L unveils Ultra One Day
Bausch + Lomb has launched Ultra One Day, a new silicone hydrogel daily lens that it says provides exceptional comfort and vision to lens wearers.
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ACO partners with Pliny
As part of its process of digital transformation, the Australian College of Optometry (ACO) has partnered with ocular diagnostic software firm Pliny to improve clinical software integration and provide an integrated view of patient diagnostic scans.
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SPONSORED: Furla – new releases
Discover the new Furla range. Celebrating its Italian roots, the collection incorporates a strong link with key brand elements like the Furla arch logo, and explores the latest trends with intricate shapes and colours.
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Novel mycotic keratitis treatment
A team from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has developed a topical treatment for mycotic keratitis with five times the corneal penetration of standard natamycin (pimaricin) treatment.
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Black fungus takes eyes in Covid patients
A deadly fungus infection has surged through India in recovering Covid-19 patients, many of whom have had an eye removed to prevent the fungus infecting the brain. Known as mucormycosis or ‘the
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Global eye health targets set
Two ambitious global eye health targets for 2030 were endorsed by 194 member states at the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA), in Geneva, Switzerland, but do not seem to have garnered much attention in New Zealand.
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Keratoconus link with immune system found
A Dutch study has demonstrated an association between some immune-system disorders and keratoconus (KC).
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Doug Perkins Award finalists announced
Ten Australian and four New Zealand Specsavers stores are in the running for the annual Doug Perkins Award, this year recognising those who have excelled in providing access to quality eyecare during
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Australia’s first eyecare nurse survey
The Centre of Eye Research Australia (CERA) is encouraging Australia’s nurses to take part in a survey to get a snapshot of the workforce and shape the discussion about nurses’ involvement in
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Macular oedema: new light on the horizon?
A Sydney Eye Hospital clinical trial is investigating the safety and efficacy of treating macular oedema with infrared light instead of the current mainstay eye injections. “Eye injections work very
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Eye test to aid long-Covid diagnosis?
A routine eye examination could allow doctors to detect long Covid in patients, according to a new study. Led by Dr Gulfidan Bitirgen from Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey, the study included 40
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PVRL: first drug approved
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Aldeyra Therapeutics’ ADX-2191 (methotrexate for intravitreal injection) for the treatment of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL). The US
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