As 2019 draws to a close, now is the ideal time to analyse your practice’s goals and performance. Karen Crouch explains what needs to be done to guarantee a successful start to 2020. Read more
BHVI adds new features to Global Myopia Centre platform
Unveiled during Myopia Awareness Week last week, the new-look website now offers a single ‘sign on’ feature, allowing users to create a unique account Read more
Support for Pacific eyecare fund under Labor government
The ALP recently revealed that it would collaborate with organisations, including The Fred Hollows Foundation, Vision 2020 Australia and the RANZCO, to clear a Read more
Asia enrolments prevalent in world-first myopia program at UNSW
The Graduate Certificate in Myopia Managent began this week, and is designed to provide advanced knowledge and develop clinical experience that will assist optometrists Read more
Funding boost for research into curing child blindness
The funding, which has been awarded to the University of Melbourne (UniMelb) and St Cells Australia (SCA), will facilitate the use of st cells Read more
Sight regained after stem cell treatment
The specially engineered patch of retinal pigment epithelium cells was implanted under the retina of each affected eye by researchers from the University College Read more
Astronomy tech used to improve diagnosis of glaucoma
Indiana University School of Optometry researcher Professor Donald Miller pioneered the imaging technique, which utilises technology originally developed in astronomy to rove the effects Read more
Aussies find new type of photoreceptor
Cells found in the eyes of a fish that lives hundreds of metres below the ocean surface could change our understanding of vision in Read more
Donated corneal tissue leads to fungal infections
The recipients of the pre-cut corneal tissue underwent surgery in April and May, and developed Candida Parapsilosis infections following the procedures. Health authorities are Read more
Shocking video: parasitic worm found in eyeball
The unusual find occurred after a Mexican teenager, who lived in a rural town, went to the hospital complaining of serious eye pain. His Read more