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• Myles Hume
Medical device manufacturer ZEISS has joined forces with the Christoffel Mission for the Blind (CBM) to establish a new cataract surgery training centre in India.
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4 hours ago
• Callum Glennen
Researchers have claimed a breakthrough following the successful use of stem cells to repair eye tissue and improve vision among patients with limbal stem cell deficiency. As part of the project, organ donor stem cells were used to create tissue, which was then transplanted to patients as part of a randomised clinical trial.
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4 hours ago
• Callum Glennen
Australian researchers may have identified a surprising connection between blindness and mental illness, according to a recently published study.
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5 hours ago
• Myles Hume
The eye’s lens undergoes two distinct growth phases during a person’s life, Australian researchers have confirmed following the most comprehensive study ever conducted into the weight of the human eye.
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• Myles Hume
The University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) world-first program for myopia management has attracted 13 students, with a large proportion coming from Asian countries.
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• Myles Hume
The Indigenous Diabetes Eyes and Screening (IDEAS) Van has forged a new partnership with the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQ Health), in a move set to bring eyecare closer to home for hundreds of patients.
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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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