Blackfin has released a new optical collection, One, bearing its trademark minimalistic design. All the titanium styles; panto-inspired Bayou, the men’s Winter Harbour, Lynn Haven, Bayside and the rounded Valdez are available in vibrant colours, offering something exciting to new and existing fans.
Swiss company Vivior has launched Visual Monitor, a new wearable device that objectively measures patients’ behavioural data prior to cataract surgery to improve visual outcomes.
Research in the Netherlands has shown a strong correlation between obesity and the levels of artificial bluelight at night, with just one hour of bluelight exposure raising blood sugar levels and increased sugar consumption in rats the next day.
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) is reviewing the best ways to implement scope change for hospital-based optometrists where it is needed.
Thanks to eight year-old Harry Robinson and a successful Kickstarter campaign, Good Citizens is turning plastic trash into sunglasses.
BD8 Bio Plastics has developed 100% biodegradable eyewear material, bags and lenses that can be naturally broken down into carbon, water and biomass.
The 27th Hong Kong International Optical Fair will feature over 800 exhibitors from over 20 countries showcasing the latest eyewear design trends and products, making it a key marketing and buying platform for the industry.
Entering the Pullman Auckland Hotel, guests had stars in their eyes as they were welcomed by scintillating lights, gleaming balloons and flickering candles of the annual Eyeball, Eyelumination: Festival of Lights, hosted by the University of Auckland’s School of Optometry and Vision Science.With ove
Australia’s ophthalmic Medicare Benefits Schedule review has recommended significantly dropping the rebate for intravitreal injections and exploring the notion of appropriately trained optometrists and nurses being allowed to perform the procedures.
Dr Ehsan Vaghefi is one of two School of Optometry and Vision Sciences (SOVS) recipients of the 2019 Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI) seed project funding. The $200,000 grant will allow him to further develop his clinically validated artificial intelligence (AI) classifier, A-Eye, for the
A UK grandmother has had ink tattooed onto her eyeballs to act as sunglasses to counter her five-year battle with light-sensitive vision.
A new gene therapy being developed at The Australian National University (ANU) will help people at risk of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and could save millions from going blind.
