Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) is beavering away to improve relations with our health insurers to provide better care and more options for patients, while maintaining remuneration levels for members. We asked the board* to tell us more.
Bausch Health says it has acquired the US rights to Eton Pharmaceuticals' EM-100 investigational eye drop for the treatment of itchy eyes associated with allergies. EM-100 has been submitted to the
Silmo Paris 2018 feels like a lifetime ago now, but it only took place from 28 September to 1 October last year. Move forward three months to its German rival, Opti Munich.
Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury have received more media and literature attention in recent years and our understanding of these conditions is increasing. Optometrists are perfectly placed to help those individuals with concussion and often simple changes can make enormous differences to
Researchers at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) and The University of Western Australia say they have have pioneered a laboratory model of a rare type of retinal disease, paving the way for new treatment
With many European frame designers revealing new collections at Mido, here’s a sneak peek from some of their 2019 collections.
Australian and Irish researchers have identified six new factors they say contribute to why there are so many more male than female surgeons, despite the increasing number of females in medicine as a whole. In the UK and Australasia, women account for just 11% of consultant surgeons despite about 60
Look at an object, cover one eye at a time and the object appears to jump back and forth. Stare at it with both eyes and we take for granted a complicated brain process combining the signals into one, giving us a clear view and proper depth perception. That happens the moment those dual signals ente
The University of Auckland School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) is making the most of its two indirect ophthalmoscope simulators by integrating them as part of the lab component of the Part IV BOptom course in 2019.
A white paper by lens manufacturer Zeiss reveals the damaging effects of ultra-violet radiation (UVR) wavelengths from 315 to 400nm are significant, with recent study results suggesting wavelengths longer than 380nm account for 40% of total UV irradiation received from the sun at sea level.
Kiwi optometrist Robert Ng reports on his experience at the State University of New York (SUNY) as a Snowvision SUNY scholarship* recipient.
Virtual Field has launched a virtual reality (VR) platform for diagnostic eye exams.