Melbourne-based OCT manufacturer Cylite has been awarded the Sir William Hudson Award – the highest accolade an engineering project can receive from Engineers Australia. Read more
Local wholesaler recognised for exceptional customer service
Australian optical wholesaler Modstyle has been recognised for its excellence in customer service, recently crowned ‘National Winner’ in the Optical Services and Supplies business category of the 2020 Australian Achiever Awards. Read more
Australian optometry group acquired in $43 million deal
Australian optometry group The Optical Company (TOC) says it now has a clear mandate to expand its 41-store portfolio after announcing a multi-million-dollar deal to join a major Australasian allied health group. Read more
Aussie-developed glaucoma implant performs well in initial trial
A Victorian biopharmaceutical company has reported positive results from a Phase 1 study examining the safety of its biodegradable implant for glaucoma. Read more
Cancer awareness partnership strikes personal note
1st Group, the parent company behind online healthcare booking platform MyHealth1st, has announced a partnership with Cure Cancer to increase cancer awareness. Read more
New Eyecare Plus website wins award
The new Eyecare Plus website has won an Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) Marketing Excellence Award for Sydney digital agency, G Squared. Read more
EssilorLuxottica and Facebook are developing Ray-Ban smartglasses
Social media giant Facebook is joining forces with EssilorLuxottica to develop smartglasses under its Ray-Ban brand. Read more
Informed medical consent
Informed consent can be a complex area of medicine, especially when the patient is incapable of doing so themselves. KAREN CROUCH says practitioners need to understand their rights and responsibilities. Read more
Government imposes new restriction on optical trainee wage subsidy
Without warning, the Federal Government has made a crucial change to the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) scheme that is providing up to $28,000 in wage subsidies for a range of traineeships, including optical dispensing. Read more
Twin licensing deals bolster Bausch + Lomb’s myopia portfolio
Bausch + Lomb has acquired an exclusive license for a novel myopia control contact lens developed by a Sydney ophthalmic research institute, just days after signing another deal to commercialise an investigational microdose formulation of atropine. Read more