Max Mara joins Marcolin
Marcolin Group has signed a five-year licensing agreement for the design, production and worldwide distribution of Max Mara sunglasses and optical frames. The new partnership’s first eyewear
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Zeiss innovation award contender
Zeiss engineers Michelangelo Masini and Frank Seitzinger, together with Professor Andreas Raabe from the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, have been nominated for
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Medical devices hub launched
The Medical Device Partnering Programme (MDPP) has launched Australia’s first dedicated, online capability directory for the medical device sector to boost innovation and development of cutting-edge
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ODOB: Covid-19 levels update 21/09/2020
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) FROM THE ODOB BOARD (21 Sept 2020) As you will be aware the government has indicated another
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Snowvision’s 2020 SUNY scholars
This year’s Snowvision State University of New York (SUNY) scholars are Kevin Li and Yasmeen Musa. NZ Optics asked them what winning meant to them and what will be their focus at SUNY.
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Ocular surface changes over time
Dry eye disease (DED) affects approximately one in three New Zealanders. As clinicians, it’s critical that we accurately diagnose and manage this impactful disease. Left untreated, DED is detrimental to patients’ quality of life with its impact ranging from intermittent ocular discomfort to more ser
Bhavna Patel2 min read
Dry eye technology: improving outcomes
My practice focuses on specialty eye care and, much to my surprise, dry eye continues to be one of our main drawcards and is continuing to grow. A lot of the success we have experienced with dry eye has been due to the implementation of the latest dry eye technology. From a diagnostic perspective, d
Ryan Mahmoud6 min read
The epidemiology of dry eye disease
Dry eye disease (DED) as a highly prevalent and often debilitating condition has recognised impacts on ocular comfort, visual function, work productivity, psychological well-being and quality of life¹-³. The 2017 TFOS DEWS II Epidemiology report highlighted the paucity of studies in the literature i
Dr Michael Wang3 min read
Blink tracking 2.0 - a new era
In 2011, we were taking in five times as much information each day as we had done 25 years earlier¹, and this was before most people owned smartphones. Nowadays many of us spend a majority of our waking hours looking at or scrolling down screens.
Dr Alex Müntz3 min read
New MGD treatment holds promise
A novel therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), developed from treatment for a chronic form of dermatitis and dandruff, holds promise for a better solution option for dry eye disease (DED).
Lesley Springall3 min read
Sporty elegance with responsibility
Lacoste eyewear has launched an eco-friendly sunglass collection made from recycled material incorporating five recycled PET water bottles in each frame.
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Training tomorrow’s dry eye clinicians
Based on its overwhelming success to date, the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) has increased the services of its Dry Eye Clinic to two sessions per week.
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