Alcon has teamed with US tech company HPO, inventor of High Energy Visible Light (HEVL) filtering and technology, to advance its light-filtering contact lens materials. Their agreement gives Alcon
A retrospective study of 7,501 eyes has shown that lower blood pressure is associated with faster rates of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) loss.
Ready-to-use electron beam (e-beam) irradiated corneas and sclera with a two-year shelf life are now available in New Zealand.
Hoya Vision Care Australia & New Zealand’s new lens coating, Hi-Vision Anti-Bacterial, reduces bacterial growth on the lens surface by 99.9%, it said. “We are seeing an increased consumer demand for
Researchers from the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health in the US have shown it may be possible to detect heart disease using retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Barton Perreira’s new autumn/winter 2021 collection includes nine sunglass and optical frames exuding understated elegance. Sunglass style Magdalena features 24K gold-plated titanium and green and
Engineers and ophthalmologists at Duke University in North Carolina, US, have developed a robotic optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that scans a patient’s eyes in 50 seconds.
It is now expected that optometrists, dispensing opticians and supporting staff will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by 1 December 2021 and receive their first dose by 30 October,
American basketball superstar Stephen Curry, aged 33, has keratoconus. The Golden State Warriors legend, considered one of the greatest three-point shooters in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, was diagnosed with keratoconus in 2019 and is now using scleral lenses to help him see clearl
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) FROM THE ODOB BOARD (12 Oct 2021) The Board would like to provide a brief update regarding the
The New York-based Accessories Council marked its third-annual Design Excellence Awards with a virtual ceremony honouring brands for their ‘outstanding’ design achievements.
Porsche Design has released a Northern Hemisphere autumn/winter 2021 collection, including new frames in the Air Spring, Flexible Purism, Ultra-Light and Ball Tec series.