Specs for keratoconus?
Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the UK are creating special spectacle lenses for people with keratoconus. Funded by the British charity Fight for Sight and the Keratoconus Self-Help
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Open for business: next steps for employers
You could be forgiven for thinking that New Zealand’s transition from the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown meant complex Covid-19 related employment scenarios were behind you. But as New Zealand moves
By Jessie Lapthorne5 min read
Communicating Covid-19: Preparing clinicians to tackle challenging questions
The University of Melbourne is offering healthcare workers a free online course to obtain the core scientific, medical, ethical and legal knowledge to confidently address Covid-19 questions from
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Myopia, presbyopia research awards deadline extended
Coopervision has extended the submission deadline for its 2020 Science and Technology Awards, focusing on new research concepts to address myopia and presbyopia, to 12 June 2020. Since launching the
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OA: Advice to optometrists returning to business
To support optometry practices return to business, Optometry Australia (OA) is inviting all its members to a webcast on Thursday 14 May at 2:00pm AEST.Entitled Emerging from lockdown – business and
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Advanced biometry webinars
Zeiss is hosting a weekly webinar series covering key topics on the practice of biometry and its impact on cataract surgery outcomes. Five guest speakers from New Zealand and Australia, including
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ProDesign expands unisex wire collection
For more minimalistic unisex styles, ProDesign Denmark has launched a new optical take on its wire concept first introduced in August 2019. The Danish Heritage collection is made up of slim metal frames with wire temples and new ultra-light hinges, rendering it a quintessential minimalistic style. T
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Free contact tracing system for practices
Health Intelligence company Cattrax is offering a free, cloud-based electronic contact tracing register to all New Zealand optometry practices. The register is designed to be fast, simple and secure
Lesley Springall2 min read
Optometry: moving to level 2
Optometry practices, together with other retail stores, malls, cafés, restaurants, cinemas and public spaces, such as playgrounds and gyms, can reopen for business from Thursday, 14 May as the country
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Fila, where ‘function meets fashion’
Fila’s 2020 versatile collection offers easy-to-wear unisex styles, designed to appeal to a wide audience. The seven metal, acetate and combo styles are comfortable and well-fitting created with a focus on performance and design, said Fila.
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Virtual topography training
Medmont is offering two virtual topography training sessions for optometrists to improve proficiency in fitting specialty contact lenses. Both seminars are presented by contact lens specialist
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Most trusted brands 2020: Specsavers
Specsavers is New Zealand’s most trusted optometry brand according to the Most Trusted Brand Survey 2020, commissioned by New Zealand’s Reader’s Digest, with OPSM and Visique highly commended. “We are
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