OA pushes on with optometry evolution
Optometry Australia (OA) has launched a new shared strategic plan for 2021-2024, with four key areas of focus.
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Glaucoma repair in tablet form?
Known to protect nerve cells, orally administered citicoline has also been shown to slow glaucoma by up to 74% in a rat model, according to a new study by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA.
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Bebe Eyewear new campaign celebration
Marchon is celebrating three of its favourite Bebe bestsellers in a new campaign with Bebe brand ambassador Natalia Barulich. The American model, singer, dancer and DJ starred in and directed the Dubai shoot. “In place of our usual summer new release, which was dropped due to Covid cutbacks, we are
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Novartis halts Beovu trial
Novartis has terminated its three clinical trials of its controversial vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll) amid vision-loss concerns.
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Eyes and Eyelids’ design wins
Eyes and Eyelids’ innovative building has won two design awards in the 2021 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The boutique eyecare surgery in Remuera, Auckland, netted an Innovation Award for its relocatable design and a silver award for its overall design in the healthcare project category.
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Top scores for Kiwi AI screening tool
Toku Eyes has completed its first prospective clinical trial of its artificial intelligence (AI) screening platform Theia, designed to support more cost-effective diagnosis and prognosis of eye
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Health budget: eyes overlooked
Eyes were an obvious omission in this year’s health budget, which failed to mention the previous’ government’s promise to include one free eye-health check for SuperGold holders, or its dumbed-down version for age-related macular degeneration*, which appears to have now been scrapped.
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BLVNZ culture questioned
Blind and Low Vision New Zealand (BLVNZ) has launched an independent culture review following complaints about the treatment of clients and staff.
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Australian eyecare professionals honoured
RANZCO’s first female president and three “outstanding” eyecare professionals were honoured in the 2021 Queen’s birthday honours list, recognising a total of 1,190 Australians. Associate Professor
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Specs and the City
To overcome the trade-fair void left in the wake of the pandemic, Silmo and Copenhagen Specs are launching Specs and the City, a new event format to complement the long-standing Paris trade
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Modstyle Bordeaux is back!
Modstyle is re-launching Eclipse Bordeaux, one of its most popular frames that helped place the company firmly in the Australian market as a supplier of quality affordable eyewear in the 1990s.
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Parisian spring muses
French designer Caroline Abram has released her spring-summer 2021 collection, including retro inspired oversized styles fizzing with colour and personality. Big, rounded Ella is available in a range of gorgeous colour combinations and is a real standout. In contrast, stainless steel Yma offers subt
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