Scientists at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed rice-grain-sized soft robots that can transport up to four different drugs and release them in reprogrammable orders and doses.
A recent review found no irreversible visual function loss or ocular structural damage in individuals undergoing repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy for myopia. Analysing 20 studies (i
A small US trial of a sustained-release intravitreous implant found geographic atrophy (GA) lesion growth was two-thirds less in treated eyes compared to controls over three months. Inflammasom
US researchers found patients with thyroid eye disease receiving teprotumumab (Tepezza) were 24 times more likely to suffer hearing-related impairments. Writing in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstruct
Tauranga-based optometrist Karl Fischer has been struck off the register by the Health and Disability Tribunal and ordered to pay costs and a fine totalling $25,500.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a part of our daily lives – it's not just about predicting which movie you'll binge next, finding the fastest route home, or powering tools like ChatGPT. In our AI-driven world, where machine learning and algorithms have become familiar conveniences, there is a le
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The inaugural Nelson event celebrating all things running, The Spectacle, was hailed a resounding success with 1,500 competitors and crowds lining the streets on a scorching hot summer’s day in December.
The authors of a study of low-dose atropine to treat myopia in European children said the results favour 0.05% over 0.01% nightly eye-drop use, despite more adverse events in the former group.
Oliver Munro is now OPSM’s country eyecare manager for New Zealand.
Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) has appointed Dr Ayesha Verrall, MP and Labour Party spokesperson for health, and Sam Uffindell, MP and chair of the Health Select Committee, as its new Parliamentary Friends of Eye Health (PFEH) co-chairs.
