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Who's new at Eye Institute, Independent Optometry Group, CR Surfacing Laboratories and Alcon (Surgical)?
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Who's new at Eye Institute, Independent Optometry Group, CR Surfacing Laboratories and Alcon (Surgical)?
A Washington University School of Medicine study published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests patients with preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) have retinal microvascular alterations detectable by
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) now recommends that people age 50 and older get the shingles vaccine – 10 years younger than a previous recommendation.Nearly one out of every three people
A clinical study has demonstrated the effectiveness of high-precision microdosing to administer topical medications accurately and effectively to the eye using piezo-print technology.Eyenovia’s EYN
A new study warns increasing numbers of people in industrialised countries are at risk of permanent damage to their vision as ocular syphilis is re-emerging around the world.Researchers from Flinders
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that a natural plant compound shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth in human tumour cells grown in the lab.Uveal, or
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has released its Glaucoma Referral Pathways to District Health Boards (DHBs). The guidelines provide an evidence-based
Australian researchers have partnered with researchers in the Solomon Islands to prove it is possible to safely treat large populations for trachoma (an infectious disease which causes a roughening of
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface, a significant step toward creating a “bionic
Alcon says it will locate its future global headquarters in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, following completion of its proposed spinoff from Novartis.Alcon's new global headquarters in Geneva will
The Brien Holden Vision Institute Academy will launch a new myopia management course, ‘Complex Cases’, in November. It will follow the original ‘Managing Myopia’ course, which will run again in
Arizona State University researchers say throwing contact lenses down the drain at the end of their use could be contributing to microplastic pollution in waterways.The inspiration for this work came