Understanding genetic testing support for Aussie IRD patients
People living with an inherited eye disease (IRD) who have received genetic testing are invited to participate in a national ...
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Australian gene therapy researchers ‘reprogramming’ cells to restore sight
Melbourne researchers are developing a new gene therapy they hope will “switch on sight” by regenerating light-sensing photoreceptor cells in ...
Prof Robyn Guymer ‘thrilled’ by Phase 3 results of pegcetacoplan for dry AMD
Prominent Melbourne retinal disease researcher Professor Robyn Guymer is encouraged by the Phase 3 results of a trial she’s been ...
Survey to paint a clearer picture on eyecare nurse workforce
Australia’s nurses are at the centre of a survey that will create a snapshot of the eyecare nurse workforce and ...
Artificial intelligence: eyecare’s friend of foe?
Eyetelligence is a new Australian-developed AI system helping clinicians screen for three types of eye disease. PROFESSOR MING HE – ...
OAW 2021: Clinical research and a new retinal camera
Orthoptics is a versatile field with many opportunities and diverse career options that will continually evolve and expand. Whether you ...
Gene therapy trial for dry AMD under way in Australia
Australia’s first clinical trials of an investigational gene therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has commenced at the Centre ...
Shifting the dial on diabetes-related blindness
Two years since the KeepSight launch, Insight asks what measurable difference this once-in-a-generation program is making to those living with ...
Aussie professor’s gene therapy technique improved ‘optic nerve activity’
The managing director of one of Australia’s pre-eminent eye research institutions is a leading scientist behind experiments on mice that ...
Oculo acquired by Finnish ophthalmic device company
Australian-owned teleophthalmology and clinical communication platform Oculo will change hands in the coming months following an announcement this week that ...