The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded an A$9.46 million grant to Flinders University’s Ophthalmology Eye and Vision Clinic team to help convert genetic
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced the first ever Blind Football World Grand Prix. The brainchild of the Japanese Blind Football Association, the first event will take place in Tokyo from 18-25 March 2018, with organisers hoping it will build interest among sponsors and s
The FDA has approved a pill with a sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication. Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) have an ingestible sensor embedded that records that the medication was taken, sending a message to a wearable patch, which can be linked to m
Optometry Australia, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2018, has agreed to partner with Silmo Sydney due to its strong focus on optometry innovation and future planning, said CEO Lyn
Inspired by a close friend, University of Canterbury student Logan Williams has invented 3D-printed polarised contact lenses (CLs) to address photosensitive epilepsy.
We had our first of, hopefully, many educational evenings with local Hamilton ophthalmologist Mr Chris Murphy at the end November. Mr Murphy, an anterior eye specialist, informed attendees about the latest up-to-date techniques in pterygium, cataract and corneal cross-linking procedures and when, wh
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fast-tracked and approved a novel gene therapy, Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), to treat patients with a rare form of inherited vision loss that can result in blindness.
Little Peach have introduced the high-tech eyewear brand, Kosby, to New Zealand. Kosby eyewear incorporate a unique, and now patented, spring hinge, that springs both in and outwards to ensure both a comfortable and tight fit, that’s been rigorously tested to ensure it doesn’t come lose, says David
Entering to the powerful sound-track of Star Wars (the good side, that is, the dark side was reserved for the University’s professional teaching staff!), the graduating optometry class of 2017 entered Auckland Town Hall, bedecked in flowing black robes with royal blue collars. For the first time, op
Gates Optometrists celebrated its move to a new central location in Hamilton’s CBD by toasting the new premises with a soiree for local business people, customers and guests at the end of last year.
Danish designer eyewear Fleye, as worn by Kiwi celebrity chef Al Brown, has appointed its first on the ground rep in New Zealand, Tracey Dobson, who’s set up her own company, Lotus Star, to accommodate the new move.
Howick Village Optometrists (HVO) held a promotional evening event on the 21 November 2017 to showcase the new Face & Cie range of frames. Clients were invited to the practice, which has been providing eye wear products to the Howick community since the 1960s, to view the largest collection of F
