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While 71% of Australians live in metropolitan areas of Australia1, it is important to remember country people have poorer access...

Neuro-ophthalmology (N/O) is an interesting subspecialty because it crosses boundaries. Almost exclusively a ‘medical–type’ specialty rather than ‘surgical’, about half...

When people ask me how on Earth I decided to be an eye doctor I have to admit my father...

Medicinal cannabis is often presented as an alternative treatment for glaucoma. Although there is evidence that cannabis lowers intraocular pressure,...

Keratoconus is common. In fact, it’s so prevalent that I see it most days I’m in the clinic. The typically...

Although blink efficiency is an essential part of the lacrimal functional unit, it has too frequently not received enough attention...

Two years has passed quickly and I will hand over to Associate Professor Nitin Verma on 10 October 2020. My...

Dry eye remains a very common presentation to primary eyecare practitioners in Australia. Many experienced practitioners feel that the incidence...

While many health practitioners have played a critical role on the frontline dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the...

The great escape for Australia in the COVID-19 battle may have been achieved. At time of writing there were good...