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
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
Myopia innovations snap up Silmo d’Or awards
Hoya’s new myopia control lens and Topcon’s Myah instrument for myopia and dry eye management have taken out their respective categories in the regarded Silmo d’Or Awards. Read more
New Specsavers website shares eye health data insights
Specsavers has launched its new HealthHub website to share updates on detection, referral and treatment progress for key eye conditions, as well as the use of optometry services in New Zealand and Australia. Read more
Long wait finally over for Melbourne optometrists
Melbourne optometrists have returned to provide the full scope of routine face-to-face services, ending a 10-week period of heavy operating restrictions. Read more
Scramble to sign up to optical dispensing wage subsidy
One of Australia’s largest optical dispensing training providers has had more than 60 enrolments within six days from employers keen to capitalise on a new 50% wage subsidy, with one practice set to receive almost $200,000 towards seven staff salaries alone. Read more