Remote consults relieve pressure
An evaluation of the UK’s Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) found it delivered a high level of primary care alongside a reduction in emergency eyecare department (EED) cases. Primary
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SILMO comes to Singapore
SILMO International, MP Singapore, and Singapore Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding to officially launch SILMO Singapore in 2023. “Singapore, being an accessible and vibrant
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Matthews joins IOG
The Independent Optometry Group (IOG) has welcomed Matthews Eyewear Eyecare into the fold, increasing its shareholding membership from 53 to 70 practices nationwide.
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Lockdowns impact nAMD management
An Austrian study of short-term treatment deferral for exudative neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) has found its negative impact on visual acuity was sustained after one year.
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Grader pathway increases NHS capacity
A UK-wide study has shown that a new, safe and cost-saving surveillance pathway for people with stable diabetic eye disease is freeing up ophthalmologists to treat people requiring urgent care. The
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oDocs’ scholarship award
oDocs Eye Care has awarded a postgraduate scholarship to Roger Hu from the Mechatronics Engineering Department in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.
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Amblyopia screening test wins development boost
An eye-movement-based test to measure visual acuity in pre-schoolers developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute has been awarded a $1.2 million Health Research Council (HRC) project grant. The grant will facilitate a trial of the optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) technology at South
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Going beyond the call of duty
The New Zealand and Australian winners of the inaugural 2021 Specsavers Dame Mary Perkins Medal for outstanding patient care are Celeste Raisbeck from Specsavers Rotorua and Mariella Coluccio from
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Australia launches second eye health survey
Australia’s Department of Health has announced it will follow-up 2016’s inaugural national eye health survey in the coming months.
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NZOSS Covid-19 update: lectures and lockdowns
Kia ora, from all of us at the NZOSS executive, we hope everyone is well and staying safe. A non-profit society, NZOSS was founded in 2013 and is run by optometry students for optometry students, and is here for those who need someone to talk to about their wellbeing or their university studies.
Rishi Khattar2 min read
RANZCO shuns new Australian cataract standard
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s (ACSQHC) new Cataract Clinical Care Standard has been rebuffed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO).
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Retail giant moves into health
The Warehouse Group (TWG) has taken a stake in Zoom Health, a health technology company and shareholder in Zoom Care, an online pharmacy delivering prescription medicines to patients.
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