Approved and expected to be available in Australia in the coming weeks, the version 1.5 software upgrade has been billed as one of the Read more
Australians leave mark on international myopia white paper series
Australian expatriate Professor Christine Wildsoet, from the University of California at Berkeley, and Brisbane optometrist Dr Kate Gifford led two of the eight committees Read more
Optometry practice owner jailed for $4 million Medicare theft
A Sydney optometry practice operator has received a five-year prison sentence for defrauding Medicare out of more than $4 million. Read more
Specsavers report highlights Australia’s $16.6 billion major eye health problem
One in every 100 Australians will suffer preventable vision loss or blindness by 2020, placing a $16.6 billion burden on the economy, a landmark report has revealed. Read more
Gene therapy for incurable disease improves vision after 5 years
The Oxford Eye Hospital trial – led by UK ophthalmologist Professor Robert MacLaren since 2011 – involved 14 patients with the genetic mutation, each Read more
Innovative optometry projects rewarded
The Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) and the University of Melbourne’s Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences each received $6,000 for Read more
Australia?s busiest eye hospital revealed
The hospital outnumbered all other medical centres across eight categories of eye surgery, including cataract, vitrectomy and corneal graft procedures, while maintaining a 24-day Read more
Don’t make these social media mistakes
Despite being a specialist in social media managent, Buffer has committed a good number of social media mistakes, errors that have cost the business Read more
We need to talk about choice
Therefore, there is a very real danger that the changes – which will limit patient choice – could slip through without proper debate. What Read more
Super Sunday lives up to its name
This year’s Super Sunday conference, held for the first time at the Big Top at Sydney’s Luna Park, attracted about 500 delegates, easily equalling Read more