Experienced global healthcare executive Mr Ged Wallace has resigned as CEO of Ellex Medical Lasers, after serving just three and a half months in the role. Read more
EssilorLuxottica targets GrandVision takeover
EssilorLuxottica is in discussions to purchase a majority stake in GrandVision, the multi-national Dutch eyewear retailer with more than 7,000 stores worldwide. Read more
Oscar Wylee enters Western Australia with two stores
Vision Direct has partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) to trial a recycling program to repurpose ocean plastics into sunglasses. Read more
LEI appoints respected WA business leader to board
The Lions Eye Institute (LEI) has appointed experienced scientist, geologist and award-winning business executive Dr Erica Smyth to its board of directors. Read more
Pioneering surgeon completes world?s first AMD gene therapy
Professor Robert MacLaren completed the landmark procedure on 80-year-old British woman Mrs Janet Osborne, of Oxford, in a clinical trial at the John Radcliffe Read more
Survey: Australians lack awareness of UV risk to eye health
According to a national survey conducted by Carl Zeiss Australia, many Australians do not recognise the full effect UV light has on eyes.In findings Read more
Pioneering surgeon completes world?s first AMD gene therapy
Professor Robert MacLaren completed the landmark procedure on 80-year-old British woman Mrs Janet Osborne, of Oxford, in a clinical trial at the John Radcliffe Read more
Survey: Australians lack awareness of UV risk to eye health
According to a national survey conducted by Carl Zeiss Australia, many Australians do not recognise the full effect UV light has on eyes.In findings Read more
OPSM outperforms while EssilorLuxottica deadlock resolved
EssilorLuxottica appears to have resolved its governance crisis, while at the same time announcing that its Australian retail business contributed strongly to international sales. Read more
Lessons behind the demise of Big W Optical: 41 stores to close, 175 jobs affected
Woolworths Group has announced it will close its entire 41-store Big W Optical business. Following its 2007 launch, the chain failed to gain a foothold in Australia’s competitive high-volume optical market, or emulate the model employed by Walmart in the US. Read more