Hoya Vision Care and the International Myopia Institute have announced a partnership to promote advocacy and educational efforts to address and manage myopia. Read more
Sunshades Eyewear – taking it to the eyewear heavyweights
Sunshades Eyewear was established 52 years ago by pregnant Bondi woman Betty Lasse who was small in stature but with a formidable personality. Today, her son runs the $50 million Australian business that is going toe-to-toe with the global eyewear giants. Read more
CBA’s all-in-one health directory, payments and claims solution
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has entered the healthcare payments and claims market – currently dominated by NAB’s HICAPS system – with the launch of CommBank Smart Health that can integrate with the optometry-focused Optomate practice management system. Read more
Marco Caccini appointed GM Wholesale ANZ at EssilorLuxottica
Experienced Essilor business leader Mr Marco Caccini has been appointed to lead the new EssilorLuxottica Wholesale business for Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Kering Eyewear acquires Maui Jim
Kering Eyewear – a global eyewear company whose portfolio comprises Gucci, Cartier, Saint Laurent and other luxury brands – has signed an agreement to acquire Maui Jim. Read more
Major private eye hospital opening new Sydney site
Epping Surgery Centre (ESC) is moving to a new site to open a state-of-the-art private eye hospital next month, featuring a multi-million dollar fit-out that it says will set a new professional benchmark for the Australian ophthalmic community. Read more
‘Made in Japan’ lenses a unique premium offering
Tokai Optical is a proud Japanese ophthalmic lens company with a long history, however it’s a relative newcomer to the Australian optical market. That isn’t stopping the company from making a mark on the local independent scene with its premium lens portfolio. Read more
Aiming true: optimising enVista toric outcomes (video included)
With Bausch + Lomb releasing the toric version of its enhanced enVista platform, surgeons discuss how they are improving outcomes, even in complex cases. The company is also incorporating a new generation toric formula into its lens calculator.
Zeiss increasing HFA3 trade-in discount for Aussie practitioners
Zeiss is offering an increased trade-in discount on all models of its Humphrey Field Analyser 3 (HFA3) until 31 March 2022, to assist clinics with upgrading to its most advanced perimetry technology. Read more
Combination drug therapy demonstrates potential to treat AMD subtype
Data from patients with a subtype of AMD enrolled in Opthea’s Phase 2b clinical trial of OPT-302 in combination with ranibizumab (Lucentis), compared to ranibizumab alone, have been presented virtually at a conference in Miami. Read more