Outgoing RANZCO president Associate Professor Heather Mack has announced a new scholarship in her namesake for young female ophthalmologists and trainees at a recent council meeting that also featured approval of the college’s first-ever Sustainability Charter. Read more
A new stream of funding for ‘blue sky’ macular disease research is now available for early-career researchers after a woman who cared for her visually impaired father bequeathed a major sum to the Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA). Read more
Topcon Healthcare has secured the number one position in the global optical coherence tomography (OCT) market, according to a major analysis of diagnostic ophthalmic devices. Read more
New prescribing regulations come into force early next year designed to encourage greater use of generic and biosimilar medicines and improve patient awareness. Find out what these changes are and how they will be embedded in to practice management software.
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A 50% wage subsidy for practices that employ and train new optical dispensers, an immediate asset write-off on the full value of new equipment and a hiring credit of up to $200 per week are among measures the ophthalmic sector is set to benefit from in the Federal Budget. Read more
Mr Peter Larsen, who was instrumental in bringing Specsavers to Australia 13 years ago, has returned to Melbourne after moving to the company’s UK headquarters to serve as its first-ever group eye health strategy director. Read more
Aerosol and spatter generation in some ophthalmic procedures has been a concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Kiwi researchers have found no visible contamination above the neckline of cataract surgeons performing phacoemulsification. Read more
Access to basic cleaning and hygiene products are essential in Australia’s efforts to eliminate trachoma in remote Indigenous communities, however residents in those areas can pay up to three times more for items such as towels and soap, an inquiry has heard. Read more
An active social media campaign, including a video message from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, is highlighting the contributions of the eye sector over the past 20 years ahead of World Sight Day. Read more
An associate lecturer is the first Australian to receive an international research fellowship in its 95-year history, for his project on subtyping open angle glaucoma. Read more