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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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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04/02/2019
• Matthew Woodley
Doubts have surfaced over conflicting and unsubstantiated marketing claims made by Australian optical chain Oscar Wylee related to its philanthropic work.
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01/02/2019
• Lewis Williams PhD
RANZCO celebrated the golden jubilee year of its Annual Scientific Congress in 2018. LEWIS WILLIAMS details some of the groundbreaking research laid out on the day.
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31/01/2019
Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a focal dystonia: a neurological movement disorder involving involuntary and sustained contractions of the muscles around the eyes.
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31/01/2019
Biotechnology company Precise Bio has opened an ophthalmology facility to advance its work in printing eye tissue and organs, including corneas.
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31/01/2019
Over 250 new links have been made between genes and vision disorders as part of a study on mouse genetics.
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