Stars and their eyes… Mandy Moore
American actress and singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, the voice of Disney’s Princess Rapunzel, is a dry-eye sufferer and the new brand ambassador for Lumenis’ OptiLight.
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Optometry News
Help battle keratoconus in NZ
To better serve New Zealand’s high proportion of keratoconus sufferers, a team of Auckland University researchers has initiated a study to evaluate the complexities of managing keratoconus patients and gain more understanding of diagnostic and referral patterns.
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Snowvision’s 2021 SUNY scholars
This year’s Snowvision State University of New York (SUNY) scholars are Aan Chu of Wellington and Jasmine Feng of Palmerston North. NZ Optics caught up with them to find out what the scholarship means to them and what will be their focus at SUNY.
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3D creativity
Danish manufacturer Monoqool has released 12 new contemporary and flattering 3D-printed creations. Offering lightness and comfort, the collection showcases a palette of new trendsetting colours, including a warm orange and a subtle and flattering light cream tint. Unisex model Jackman, featured here
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Promising Stargardt treatment
Dutch researchers are developing an RNA therapy to target the gene responsible for vision loss in Stargardt disease.
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Framing your high-prescription patients
Your high-prescription patients need a little extra TLC. After all, some may have had a long (and scarring!) history of choosing frames to hide those scarily thick lenses without much success. But
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Childhood glaucoma puts lifelong pressure on parents
A Flinders University study found high levels of anxiety, fear and initial shock among caregivers of young people living with childhood glaucoma, some of whom have been diagnosed with genetic glaucoma
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New anti-fogging and self-cleansing coating
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new anti-reflective coating that prevents fogging and ‘self-cleans’ when applied to a plastic surface. The
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Neurostimulation to increase tear production
Seattle start-up Olympic Ophthalmics has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its iTEAR100 device, a prescription neurostimulation therapy to increase tear production in adult
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Remote optometry tech roll out
Glasgow-based optometry tech firm IbisVision is looking to raise £5m (NZ$9.4m) in the US to fund the roll out its remote-optometry technology internationally. Designed to support remote monitoring and
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Cutting cost and environmental impact
Device Technologies NZ is introducing a new Oertli phacoemulsification system designed to save consumables costs and the environment.
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Flexibility meets balance
Optique Line’s newest AuraFlex+ combines sophisticated design with durability. The AuraFlex+ concept is customer-driven, said Optique Line’s John Nicola. “We saw a need in the market for a refined collection of eyewear for men. It’s difficult to find that value range in men’s frames, and we wanted t
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