App helps patients navigate eye surgery
A new patient engagement app, 'eyejourney', is being introduced to Australia and could reach New Zealand. It guides cataract and refractive surgery patients through their treatment
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Deeper insights with swept-source imaging
The Topcon Triton2 swept-source OCT platform images deeper ocular structures, including the choroid, with a 1,050nm wavelength.
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Coalition warns of risks to public ophthalmology training
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The DO’s role in myopia management success
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Deeper insights with swept-source imaging
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