Research shows an association between cognitive decline and vision impairment among older Americans. Analysis found that among adults aged 45 years and older, subjective cognitive decline
A new study shows brain stimulation can enhance a patient's ability to retrain their brains to process visual information after a stroke or an injury. Practice results in better learning and the same
Eye research charity, Fight for Sight, says it is funding the development of an ‘organ-on-chip’ to help investigate glaucoma. Dr Darryl Overby and Dr Sam Au from Imperial College London, in
Researchers at the University of Pisa have found people wearing virtual reality (VR) headsets cannot focus on both the virtual and real content at the same time. They caution this could make current
A new mobile phone can be used by a completely blind person just as fully and effectively as someone who is sighted, its makers say. RAZ Mobility, a provider of mobile assistive technology, says its
This month we’ve included lots of exciting news from the European spring collections with metal and acetate combos continuing in popularity. We’ve also highlighted two gorgeous new collections for the little ones.
In the first study of its kind, researchers from Surrey University and Moorfields Eye Hospital have successfully tested a new treatment for melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR), a rare autoimmune syndrome affecting cancer patients which causes night blindness and progressive vision loss.
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched its three-year Fellowship British Dispensing Diploma (FBDO) level 6 course in ophthalmic dispensing in Australia.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Fellow Dr Chameen Samarawickrama has been announced as one of the ABC and UNSW Top Five Young Scientists of the
Last year we met the Kiser family from Taranaki, who were raising money to visit America to attend a conference about Stickler Syndrome. Jai Breitnauer caught up with them to see how it all
The 2019 New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) Student Awards night was a relaxed and warm affair, celebrating the achievements of this year’s top optometry students and the important work of the country’s optometry industry association.
