In an initiative to support dramatic expansion of healthcare in the African country, Associate Professor Isabelle Jalbert and Dr Kathleen Watt – from the Read more
One billion people have preventable or unaddressed vision loss
A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coincide with World Sight Day has presented a detailed analysis of the world’s visual issues. Read more
Myopia study seeks Australian participants
The Lion’s Eye Institute (LEI) research will mirror previous trials conducted in Singapore that donstrated the effectiveness of low-dose Atropine in slowing myopia progression Read more
Call to investigate bacteria?s impact on dry eye
The call to action came via a release on the BHVI website that explained its researchers had been investigating whether an imbalance or ‘dysbiosis’ Read more
Specsavers announced as Cricket Australia partner
Beginning with this summer’s Ashes series, the sponsorship deal will provide all Australian international players and domestic umpires with access to regular eye tests Read more
Sunglasses standard to be mandatory from 2019
The updated standard, which was published last year as a voluntary measure, includes a lateral coverage requirent for the darkest category of sunglasses, category Read more
Macular disease photo competition winners announced
This year’s the was ‘See My World – In Your Backyard’, and the overall best photo was awarded to Ms Bettina Damme of Rathmines Read more
Bigger than ever, SCC5 continues the tradition
The fifth Specsavers Clinical Conference (SCC5) saw 350 delegates converge on the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday 10 Septber for half a Read more
especially the way in which the YO group in NSW has led the way.“It’s great to see newly qualified and young optometrists playing an active part in career development and we will always want to support people who roll their sleeves up in such a positive way to make a difference in the profession.”
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CRISPR may cause unwanted single-nucleotide mutations
CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as a breakthrough in genetic engineering, however, new research has indicated the technology may cause unwanted mutations.Likened to ‘molecular scissors’, Read more