Australian border officials have granted Hoya Lens Australia a special status that will reduce red tape and smooth the supply of its products into and out of the country. Read more
Sydney Airport embraces new tech for blind travellers
Aria’s technology works via an app on any iOS or Android device. The user beams live footage to an Aira agent, who then provides Read more
QEI to open new Brisbane clinic by July
The institute has signed a lease for approximately 520sqm of space in a new medical centre, located in Brisbane’s northern suburb of Clayfield, where Read more
Mobile eye health van seals partnership with public hospital
Under the agreent, CQ Health will run eye clinics from the IDEAS Van facilities at its Gladstone and erald hospitals for patients who have Read more
Save Sight Institute IP case delayed
The complicated legal dispute, which began in 2013, has been adjourned until Septber after ObjectiVision applied to change its claim, which saw the case Read more
Optometrist reprimanded for missed brain tumour
According to a report released Monday by the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner, Ms Meenal Duggal, the boy presented at the unnamed optometrist’s clinic Read more
Glaukos completes acquisition of DOSE Medical
The agreent, which was initially announced in June, will see DOSE’s ongoing development of bioerodible and sustained-release drug delivery platforms rolled into Glaukos’ portfolio. Read more
Newly merged Vision 2020 targets government
Last April it was announced that ABF would merge with Vision 2020 Australia in order to provide a single voice for the country’s low Read more
TECNIS Eyhance IOL now available in Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved the lens in March this year. It has now been listed on the Australian Government’s Prostheses List and is Read more
UNSW recognises high standards
At the School of Optometry and Vision Science’s annual prize giving ceremony, the school’s top graduates were recognised for their excellence. LEWIS WILLIAMS details the event’s proceedings. Read more