Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and Uka Tarsadia University in India have joined forces to investigate the potential of contact lenses as a drug delivery system to control, manage and treat various ocular diseases.
Associate Professor Jennifer Craig, head of the Ocular Surface Laboratory at the University of Auckland, has been named as the new chair of the highly anticipated next Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) Workshop.
Etnia Barcelona’s new collection, ‘Terra. Still I Rise’, is a return to what’s closest to us - the earth beneath our feet, reflecting the recent Covid-forced exodus from the city to the countryside.
Alcon launched their new Vivity intraocular lens (IOL) to New Zealand ophthalmologists in a virtual event on 24 September. There has been a lot of excitement about Vivity as early studies indicated it offers the benefits of multifocality without the side effects of a diffractive multifocal lens.
Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) has appointed Anna Crane as its new general manager, replacing long-serving, well-known MDNZ stalwart Phillippa Pitcher who’s retiring.
Perth-based Lions Eye Institute (LEI) and PYC Therapeutics’ experimental drug for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is now scheduled for human clinical trials in 2021. The novel drug CPP-ASOs
Glaukos has unveiled its next generation trabecular micro-bypass technology, the iStent inject W, the latest evolution of Glaukos’ microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device. Designed to treat primary open-angle glaucoma by creating a bypass through the trabecular meshwork, it provides a direct ch
Award-winning medical technology social enterprise oDocs has launched its new and improved smartphone-based retinal imaging adapter, VisoScope 2.0, designed for retinal examination and photo documentation.
The Australasian College of Optical Dispensing (ACOD) and OptiBlocks-combined workshops have moved to a new home with Kiwi frame wholesaler CMI Optical in Birkenhead, Auckland.
History was made on the 23 June with the inaugural eye clinic held at Te Puia Springs Hospital on the East Coast.
Dresden Optics NZ, an eyewear industry ‘disruptor’ selling modular, price-competitive frames, has been placed into voluntary liquidation after blaming the impact of Covid-19 on its business. It’s closed its store in Ponsonby, Auckland, and is reorganising to sell its products online only in New Zeal
Long-standing, UK-based intraocular lens (IOL) designer and manufacturer Rayner has unveiled its latest monovision IOL evolution, the RayOne EMV, designed in collaboration with Professor Graham Barrett, president of the Australasian Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons.