Kliik’s new models
Designed for men and women requiring a narrow fit, Kliik Eyewear has introduced four new styles showcasing a variety of shapes with fine detailing in handmade acetate and lightweight stainless steel.
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Optometry’s salary ceiling
New Zealand’s first optometry salary report found that despite a relatively high starting point, the profession’s pay increase is slow, often failing to reach peak earning potential. Part of the recent Optometry Workforce Survey conducted by Robert Ng and Dr Renita Martis from the School of Optometr
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Minimalistic cool
Orgreen’s Imaginary Lines collection has been extended with seven new models for him and her. With its grandiose TV-screen rectangular shape, ‘Better’ (featured here) is a daring feminine frame. The oversized shapes and pronounced curvature add character to this slim and lightweight titanium style,
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NZ leads Batten disease battle
Researchers from New Zealand’s Lincoln and Otago Universities have developed a world-first treatment for Batten disease, which has been approved for human trials in the US.
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FDA approval for implantable myopia lens
The FDA has greenlit Staar Surgical’s EVO/EVO+ Visian Implantable Collamer lens for the correction of myopia and myopia with astigmatism.
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Fun and function at heart
With fun at its core, Superflex Kids’ new collection showcases bright and vibrant colour pops with a touch of ’90s aesthetic, all in an accessible preppy vibe, and are sure to appeal to kids of all ages. The new campaign was shot in real school settings, featuring frames designed for both fit and fu
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Ophthalmic industry legend dies
Richard Grills, the founder of Designs for Vision (DFV) and a well-known optometry and ophthalmology educator, on both sides of the Tasman, died on 12 July, a few days before his 79th birthday, following a long battle with respiratory issues.
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Improving communication for better health outcomes
Much of the success of healthcare provision is dependent on the quality of the interactions between health professionals and patients. Health communication researcher Associate Professor Maria Stubbe from the University of Otago specialises in interactional sociolinguistics and says eyecare professi
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Atropine – no additional effect on axial length
Two years’ atropine therapy had no additional effect on axial length in children using orthokeratology (ortho-k) lenses, according to a Chinese study. Researchers at Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and
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Insights of young Aussies with glaucoma
Children and adolescents with glaucoma develop high levels of emotional and social resilience to cope, a small Australian study revealed. Flinders University researchers interviewed 18 young people
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Workplace violence – nurses need support
An Australian study has found hospital nurses feel inadequately supported in the aftermath of workplace violence. Researchers at Flinders and Southern Queensland universities found nurses who had
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Surgeons’ impact on refractive error
A large UK study of cataract surgeries has shown patient comorbidities and gender account for more statistically significant differences in refractive outcome errors than surgeons. Researchers at the
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