The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has signed a licensing agreement that will see its algorithms for tracking and estimating refractive error incorporated into a world-first instrument for myopia management. Read more
Specsavers Clinical Conference returns for eighth edition
This year’s event will be held over 7–8 Septber at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and will continue the new format introduced last Read more
New joint venture turns fishing nets into sunglasses
The first project between the online eyewear retailer and conservation group will see a 600m net, which WFF-Australia purchased last year, turned into sunglasses.The Read more
Prodesign
The 2017 collections have their own distinct colour expressions alongside light shapes for both male and fale wearers. Designed to be classics, they have Read more
EnRoute Driving Lenses
Show & Tell – a brief preview of the leading products on show at ODMA17EnRoute lenses are designed specifically for motorists to minimise Read more
Aussie-developed dry eye device to hit market within five years
An Australian optometrist is spearheading efforts to develop the world’s first point-of-care test that can both diagnose and subtype dry eye disease. Read more
Specsavers unveils new data as it completes OCT roll out
Specsavers has completed its world-first initiative to incorporate optical coherence tomography (OCT) into the standard eye exam of every Australian patient, with the technology now installed in all of the company’s practices. Read more
Hylo-Forte tops eye lubricant sales for 2018/19
According to the latest Australian pharmacy sales data to June, published by market research company IRi, Hylo-Forte generated more than $8.9 million in sales, Read more
Allergan bought by AbbVie in multi-billion dollar deal
Allergan, the company behind popular dry eye drug Restasis, will have its entire product portfolio transferred to AbbVie in order to contribute to the Read more
New grants available for glaucoma research
GA has committed to providing $200,000 in the initial round, and individual projects could receive between $50,000 and $100,000 per annum for projects up Read more