Two Australian ophthalmologists and a New Zealand eye doctor have been named among the Top 100 most influential people in ophthalmology today. Professor Graham Barrett, head of the ophthalmology department at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth, who devised the popular Barrett Toric Calculator a
BTP International Designz is changing it up with new brands added to its portfolio. BTP’s Trish Orr says the company is known for their point of difference and quality products but needed something
This year’s combined American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) meeting was held from 13-17 April in the US capital, Washington DC.
Southern Eye SpecialistsDr Antony Bedggood has recently joined the team of surgeons at Southern Eye Specialists. Dr Bedggood, an experienced cataract and general ophthalmologist, has specialist
Last year, I gave an account of my personal sob-story of rampant myopia and discussed how modern day orthokeratology (ortho-k) contact lenses can be modified to potentially improve their myopia control effect through smaller diameter aspheric optics. This year, I thought I would explore some of the
The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) is pleased to note that RANZCO have largely agreed with ACBO’s 2016 Position Statement regarding Irlen Syndrome and related treatments, which states there is no valid evidence to support indiscriminate use of tinted lenses for people diagno
In their recently released position statement, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), expressed the opinion, “There is no scientific evidence that Irlen syndrome exists or that treatment of reading difficulties with Irlen lenses work.” The available body of current n
“The real concern with diagnoses of Irlen Syndrome is that it can distract from genuine diagnosis and treatment, such as a comprehensive evaluation by an educational psychologist followed by the appropriate remedial educational input,” said RANZCO spokesperson Professor Frank Martin, a Sydney-based
In April, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) issued a statement claiming that there was no scientific evidence for the existence of Irlen Syndrome. This follows similar concerns RANZCO and RANZCO fellows have raised publicly about behavioural optometry, all of
An ophthalmologist has caused a mini media storm by filming himself implanting a platinum piece of jewellery into a patient's eyeball. According to The Mirror, Dr Emil Chynn filmed himself performing the procedure, which required the insertion of a 3mm-by-4mm-wide platinum heart into the patient's
The Australian government will provide funding for the development of a national action plan to better support patients with macular disease, the leading cause of vision loss among older Australians. The Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDMA) will receive $150,000 for the development of a nati
Doctors have successfully implanted IOL technology that is designed to maintain an open capsule long-term after cataract surgery and enable refractive fine-tuning postoperatively. The system, which is being developed by Omega Ophthalmics, combines an IOL with an integral device that maintains space
