13/02/2019
• Myles Hume
The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) has welcomed its new leader Professor Keith Martin, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the organisation.
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13/02/2019
• Myles Hume
The government should reinstate biennial Medicare rebates for initial examinations for middle-aged patients, Optometry Australia (OA) has declared in its 2019 Federal Budget submission.
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13/02/2019
• Callum Glennen
Researches have cautioned clinicians who use smartphone cameras to diagnose eye disease to check their settings or else risk misdiagnosis.
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12/02/2019
• Coleby Nicholson
Australian eye health charity Sight For All has gone silent on its dealings with the optical chain Oscar Wylee, following revelations that several of the retailer’s philanthropic marketing claims had been called into question and refuted.
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12/02/2019
• Myles Hume
US biomedical researchers have developed a self-clearing glaucoma drainage device that uses vibration technology to disperse harmful micro-organisms.
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12/02/2019
• Callum Glennen
Vision impaired (VI) shooting’s governance has changed hands, with World Shooting Para-sport including the category at several upcoming events.
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11/02/2019
• Leigh Robinson
Selecting the right lenses is critical to correctly fitting glasses. LEIGH ROBINSON explains how some simple measurements can ensure the right size lens blanks are chosen every time.
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11/02/2019
US ophthalmologists are attempting to quell fears after a series of media reports linked laser eye surgery complications with the self-inflected death of a prominent TV weather presenter and several other patients.
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11/02/2019
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled the drug Avastin can be used off-label to treat eye disease, thwarting further attempts from competing drug company Novartis to block it from the European market.
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11/02/2019
A study has produced conflicting results related to the use of cannabis for treating intraocular pressure amongst glaucoma patients.
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11/02/2019
A new drug that suppresses the spread of tumour cells in zebra fish could pave the way for future treatments of childhood eye cancer.
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11/02/2019
A German medical device developer has implanted its first glaucoma patient with an eye pressure sensor, potentially revolutionising future self-management of the disease.
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11/02/2019
• Karen Crouch
Workplace discrimination and harassment are ascending to greater levels of media prominence. In this two-part feature, KAREN CROUCH details how sound practices can curb inappropriate behaviour.
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11/02/2019
• Myles Hume
With tech experts tipping smartglasses to be as transformative as smartphones, eyecare leaders say it’s time to wake up to the possibilities for patients and practices. MYLES HUME investigates what the future holds for this revolutionary sector.
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06/02/2019
• Myles Hume
Corneal disease, genetic testing and artificial intelligence are the focuses of three separate Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) projects that have received almost $150,000 in new research funding.
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