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Eyecare practitioners taking parental leave can now get relief from part of their fee to Ahpra. Image: Prostock-studio/stock.adobe.com.

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Ahpra announces fee relief for practitioners on parental leave

July 9, 2025

Practitioners taking parental leave can have money back in their pockets, as Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency's (Ahpra) parental leave...

Dr David Gunn and his team have had a paper published highlighting the effectiveness of the RayOne EMV IOL. Image: David Gunn.

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Data backs up delivery on the RayOne EMV IOL

by Rob Mitchell

July 6, 2025

Surgeon Dr David Gunn was impressed with the RayOne EMV IOL as soon as he used it. Now he has...

Dr Joshua Hann is a proponent of the IC-8 IOL in the right patents. Images: Eastside Eye Care & Bausch + Lomb.

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IC-8 IOL and the power of the pinhole

by Staff Writer

July 5, 2025

Two Brisbane surgeons explain why the IC-8 comes closest to a silver bullet solution, as far as intraocular lenses go,...

Many patients in the public health system could be missing out on the best options with their cataract surgery. Image: Andrew Angelov/shutterstock.com.

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Special Report: Do monofocals still have a place?

by Rob Mitchell

July 4, 2025

One Australian eye surgeon believes many of the 250,000 people who have cataract surgery each year are not getting the...

It's hoped that a new plan to prioritise applicants with a rural background will put more doctors into rural and regional Australia. Image: BJP7images/stock.adobe.com.

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Medical colleges joining forces to tackle rural doctor crisis

by Staff Writer

July 2, 2025

Australia's specialist medical colleges are implementing what they claim are groundbreaking changes to their training selection processes to address the...

A company in Israel is developing an ophthalmic robotic surgery platform. Image: sizsus/stock.adobe.com.

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Company confirms $191m in funding to test its robotic eye surgery system

by Staff Writer

June 30, 2025

ForSight Robotics, an Israeli company developing ophthalmic robotic surgery platforms, has secured US$125 million (AU$191m) in funding to continue its...

The future will present plenty of opportunities and challenges for patients and practitioners in cataract surgery. Image: VEI.

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Vision Eye Institute surgeons offer a look into the future

by Rob Mitchell

June 30, 2025

Techniques and technology are constantly changing in cataract and refractive surgery. Several Vision Eye Institute surgeons offer their insight about...