Meet the newest addition to the Convertibles titanium collection, 92018. Its lightweight titanium makes for an anti-corrosive and hypoallergenic frame, which comes with a polarised, magnetic clip-on sunglass. The stylish and functional frame has a 52mm lens size, 16mm bridge and a depth of 34mm and
More than 240 eyecare professionals from around the country joined the Essilor New Zealand team for a friendly and informative Essilor Experts virtual meet, to catch up on the latest new developments in the Crizal and Varilux ranges while enjoying food and quizzes.
Macular Degeneration New Zealand is hosting an online seminar, ‘Living with Low Vision: Equipment and Useful Techniques for Daily Living’. Mick Shaw, rehabilitation instructor for Blind Low Vision New
The Australasian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD) has set a new record for its New Zealand courses, with 22 students attending a recent Auckland workshop. ACOD directors James Gibbins and Chedy Kalach said they were thrilled to be back in New Zealand teaching face to face after two years of onli
Glaucoma suspects using a self-administered iPad test for visual field defects took a third of the time of traditional in-clinic testing and achieved greater sensitivity, reported Australian researchers.
A US study of eyecare professionals’ (ECPs) geographical distribution found for every extra ECP per 100,000 residents, there was a statistically significant decrease of 3.90 people with visual impairment per 100,000 residents.
Medix21 now offers a full suite of dry eye consumables following the introduction of the Eyestil Synfo dry eye disease (DED) drop.
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting took place in Denver, Colorado from 1-4 May, and then virtually from 11-12 May. Researchers from around the world
UK researchers have found greater exposure to particulate air pollution was associated with self-reported age-related macular degeneration (AMD), while particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Leicester, UK, have identified the spectrum of genetic changes responsible for foveal hypoplasia and when they cause problems in
Against a backdrop of potential Medicare funding cuts for anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections, Optometry Australia (OA) has urged the nation’s major political parties to commit to investing AU$1 million over two years in a collaborative-care pilot study to more effectively
US researchers have found that activating a receptor known to protect cells from stress could be key to the survival of neurons impacted by glaucoma.