Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye’s retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.The process outlined
Optometry Australia claims its flagship consumer awareness campaign, Good vision for life, has influenced more than 2.3 million Australians to make an appointment since its launch in September 2016.A
Essilor and Luxottica have announced that the antitrust regulator of the People’s Republic of China, SAMR, has approved the proposed combination between the two companies after they made certain
Toothpaste giant Colgate has reportedly bought a minority shareholding in contact lens subscription start-up, Hubble, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says. It says the move is the latest experiment by a
Optometry Australia has announced that Sydney optometrist Professor Fiona Stapleton has been named the 2018 recipient of the organisation’s prestigious H Barry Collin Research Medal. Prof Stapleton is
CCLS NZ and the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania are excited to present the Myopia Road Show 2018.Presenters: Drs Kate & Paul Gifford (https://myopiaprofile.com)Wed 15th August Hamilton @ The Green
Former Vice-Chancellor of Massey University and senior cabinet minister Steve Maharey has been appointed as chair of Pharmac. Announcing the move, health minister David Clark said Maharey has taken
Specsavers is on a mission to transform the way optometrists detect, report and refer eye diseases and not just in its own stores, but across the sector as a whole. Heather Douglas reports.
As debate erupted across the Tasman about whether Australia lacked ophthalmology training positions or had a regional distribution problem, Dr Michael Merriman, RANZCO’s New Zealand qualification and education committee chair, was undertaking his own research into New Zealand’s ophthalmologist needs
Nurse practitioners can now sign cremation certificates, one of several changes made to seven of eight Acts when the Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill came into force, enabling nurse Practitioners and other health professionals to do more for th
A group of 33 retailers, insurers, equipment manufacturers, eye doctors, researchers and a consumer advocate met in Denver, Colorado, to encourage a unified approach to promoting public awareness of the risks associated with childhood myopia.
Well, you are not alone. Eyewear is on the top 10 Uber lost list in New Zealand and across the world, along with other items regularly left behind such as phones, keys, wallets and jewellery.
