The RANZCO Congress never fails to attract a high-powered line-up of invited speakers. Part 2 of Insight’s conference coverage features interesting topics, including ocular CRISPR gene editing, arguments for cataract surgery simulation training and the need for true innovations in ophthalmology. Read More
In 2016, at his home RANZCO scientific branch meeting in Tasmania, preeminent ophthalmic genetics expert Professor Alex Hewitt presented on the transformative impact of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).Read More
In 2020, ophthalmology became the first medical field in Australia to secure approval for a gene therapy. The one-off treatment can restore vision in people once resigned to a lifetime of blindness and is expected to pave the way for many more. MYLES HUME analyses the opportunities and challenges posed by ocular gene therapies. Read More
