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.
Aside from a GST increase in 2010, the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) contact lens (CL) subsidy hasn’t been revised since its inception in 1988 and is now outdated and falling short of the cost of caring for patients, according to several industry professionals.
In December 2021, we described normal variations in the iris and iris changes in certain genetic conditions, systemic diseases, and malignant tumours. In the second part of this mini-series, we explore eye conditions resulting in iris transillumination defects and rubeosis.
A large-scale US study has found the incidence of retinal vein occlusions (RVO) increases in the six months following Covid-19 infection.
Covid-19 has impacted the eyecare of more than one in four (26%) Australian children, with those in remote areas being hardest hit (32% vs 22%), according to the latest Little Aussie Eyes Report.
The risk of developing one of three serious eye conditions increases by 85% for regular users of common erectile dysfunction (ED) medications such as Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and Stendra, according to new research by the University of Columbia (UBC).
The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) three-year Doctor of Optometry (DOpt) degree has been accredited, with conditions, by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ).
The National Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists 2022 conference (NACBO) is scheduled for the first weekend of the Australian and New Zealand school holidays, the 9-10 July, at the QT Hotel on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Hoya Vision Care has released its six-year Miyosmart follow-up, showing continued long-term lens effectiveness in slowing myopia progression in children.
Restricted by our recent lockdowns, the Visual Impairment Charitable Trust Aotearoa (VICTA) came up with a new creative way to support the low vision community by launching its own radio show.