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Elderly man blames fatal car crash on bad eye test
A 74-year-old man who killed a motorcyclist while driving has been found to have defective eyesight, despite undergoing an eye...
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Optometrist’s gross negligence manslaughter acquittal stands
The UK Court of Appeal has denied an attpt to challenge the acquittal of an optometrist in the Supre Court,...
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Legal threat against NHS drug plan
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has received legal threats from two multinational pharmaceutical companies over a cost-saving move which...
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Acuvue contact lenses recalled in Asia
Johnson & Johnson has voluntarily recalled thousands of Acuvue contact lenses in Singapore, Taiwan and Japan due to what it...
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EU regulators suspend investigation into merger
The euro 46 billion (AU$69.7 b) merger between Essilor and Luxottica has hit a setback, with EU antitrust regulators suspending...
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Judge rules in favour of FTC in 1-800 contacts case
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has successfully sued online contact lens retailer 1-800 Contacts for transgressions regarding the company’s...
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Children of parents exposed to chemicals have heightened risk of rare eye cancer
Parents’ exposure to chicals at work might be linked to retinoblastoma in their children, according to a report from some...
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Genes impact success of anti-VEGF treatment
It’s been revealed that specific gene variants impact the response AMD patients have to anti-VEGF treatment.
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Potential new treatment for diabetic retinopathy
The discovery of a protein that, when inhibited, reduces diabetic retinopathy (DR) could result in a new method for treating...
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Decision looms on potential MBS number for sight-saving glaucoma devices
The type of treatment options available to thousands of Australians with glaucoma could be decided this month, after the Medical...
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