05/10/2017
A micropump device has been developed to improve glaucoma medication delivery and reduce the risk of patients’ eyesight detiorating due to compliance issues.
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05/10/2017
A new contact lens coating made from graphene – a sheet of carbon just an atom thick – could help usher in an era of wearable eye electronics.
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05/10/2017
The role of fashion stylist could be the next job to become obsolete at the hands of artificial intelligence, thanks to a small startup company from Kansas.
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05/10/2017
Researchers from three of the most prestigious US medical schools have developed an inexpensive camera which can record images of the retina without the need for pupil-dilating eye drops.
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05/10/2017
An artificial intelligence (AI) driven algorithm developed by Google’s DeepMind could be ready to read eye scans and diagnose diseases by the end of 2017.
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26/05/2017
• Matthew Woodley • Staff Journalist
In a medical first, UK doctors have employed a robot to undertake a series of delicate operations to remove fine membrane growth on the retina, paving the way for similar precision-based surgeries in the future.
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10/05/2017
• Matthew Woodley • Staff Journalist
Glaucoma patients will be breathing a sigh of relief after the Department of Health (DoH) listed a new interim Medicare item number for the implant of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices.
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10/05/2017
• Matthew Woodley • Staff Journalist
The education of some Australian school children is being put at risk by undiagnosed vision problems according to a study from the Queensland University of Technology.
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03/05/2017
• Matthew Woodley • Staff Journalist
Global contact lens company CooperVision is seeking research proposals for its 2018 Science and Technology Awards, with up to $500,000 in study grants available.
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03/05/2017
• Matthew Woodley • Staff Journalist
Indigenous Australians from more than 100 sites across the country will have better access to eyecare thanks to a new Federal Government program.
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