Lost your specs?
Well, you are not alone. Eyewear is on the top 10 Uber lost list in New Zealand and across the world, along with other items regularly left behind such as phones, keys, wallets and jewellery.
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Well, you are not alone. Eyewear is on the top 10 Uber lost list in New Zealand and across the world, along with other items regularly left behind such as phones, keys, wallets and jewellery.
Specsavers announced another record-breaking year in its 2017/18 annual review, with global revenue rising 7% to £2.61 billion, including total UK revenue of £1.39 billion and A$947 million in Australia (10% up on last year), in the year to 28 February 2018.
Researchers at Purdue University, Indiana, have developed soft contact lenses that not only correct vision but can also monitor glucose and medical conditions and be used for ocular pain relief or
A new prescription app and delivery service has been launched to try to combat poor patient prescription compliance. The new system, developed by Auckland-based Zoom Health, allows GPs to send
The New Zealand Association of Optometrists’ (NZAO) annual conference is now open for registration. This year the conference will be held in Paihia in the glorious Bay of Islands, from Friday 12 to Saturday 13 October, at the Copthorne Hotel by the Waitangi Treaty grounds.
Novartis confirmed it will spin-off its eye care division, Alcon, to shareholders and complete a share buyback of up to US$5 billion by the end of 2019, funded mainly by selling its stake in its consumer health joint venture, to focus on its prescription drug business.
On behalf of Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ), trustee and Tauranga-based ophthalmologist, Dr Andrew Thompson, met with the Health Minister, David Clark in June.
A study in Japan, led by Professor Shigeru Kinoshita from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, has shown cultured human corneal endothelial cells (CECs) injected into the anterior chamber could increase CEC density, providing a possible alternative to donor tissue and avoiding many of the compl
Luxottica has bought optical glass sun lens manufacturer, Barberini for €140 million, entrenching its focus on “made in Italy” and high-quality sun lenses, said the international Italian eyewear conglomerate.
Dr Lola Mugisho was awarded a Dean’s List placement from the University of Auckland in recognition of excellence achieved for her PhD thesis, Vascular breakdown in diabetic retinopathy: role of connexin43 and possible interventions.
Stepping into the media spotlight himself, well-known TV news journalist Patrick Gower dug deep and shared his own personal battle with glaucoma in support of Glaucoma New Zealand’s (GNZ’s) 2018 July appeal, ‘Light up Glaucoma’.
VSP Australia’s Nine West Eyewear line has launched a new collection, The Bridge, specifically designed for pre-teens, teens and petite women. Thomas Burkhardt, head of global brands for Nine West’s parent company, VSP’s Marchon Eyewear, said he believes there is a huge gap in the market for this p