The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB, the Board) of New Zealand has received a lot of interest regarding the complaint from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) about the Board’s approved and gazetted ‘Specialist optometrist scope of practice – o
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set out proposals for a New Alternative Methods Program to focus on replacing, reducing and refining the use of laboratory animals through the adoption of
A large Chinese and Australian study found middle-aged and older UK individuals with hyperopia, independent of genetic predisposition, had an increased risk of clinically significant depression
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) found complaints against optometrists and other health professionals have increased in Australia during the last year. In its annual
The National Vision Research Institute (NVRI) welcomed past and present researchers, collaborators and supporters to its Australian College of Optometry (ACO) base in Carlton to celebrate its 50th
Safety and efficacy of AGN-190584 (Vuity drops) in individuals with presbyopia – the GEMINI 1 phase 3 randomised clinical trial
Authors of an international study of 38,694 European adults found the use of antidiabetic and lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) is associated with reduced prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the general population.
There was a time when refractive surgery was very much the domain of those surgeons who specifically specialised in excimer laser treatment of the cornea, but rapid advances in corneal refractive surgery techniques and intraocular lens (IOL) technology, as well as greater patient expectations, have
The team behind the University of Auckland (UoA) spin-out TheiaNova claim they are close to treating keratoconus and possibly myopia with Pachymatrix, a new cornea-strengthening eye drop.
In a bid to generate money to invest in new therapies, Swiss pharma giant Novartis is considering selling its non-core ophthalmology and respiratory franchises, according to a Bloomberg report. The
Hawke’s Bay optometrist Niall McCormack is walking the length of New Zealand to raise funds to build a small eye clinic in Shinyanga, a remote part of Northern Tanzania.
The Lions Outback Vision Eye Hub in Broome, Australia, has officially opened, bringing permanent specialised eye health services to the town and outreach to 20 communities and five regional towns across Kimberley.