glaucoma
OAW 2021: Playing a greater role in glaucoma care
As part of the orthoptic team at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), I’m part of a multidisciplinary eye ...
Glaukos pens new deal for Preserflo MicroShunt
Glaukos has signed a new license agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for the Preserflo MicroShunt, obtaining exclusive rights for the therapy ...
Glaucoma Australia launches new family-focused campaign
Glaucoma Australia (GA) has launched a new family-focused awareness campaign called 'Begins With You', to mobilise people diagnosed with glaucoma ...
Optometrists back Aussie-developed AI system
Australian optometrists are reporting positive results with a homegrown clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse ...
New data shows iTrack efficacy as both standalone and combined MIGS procedure
Nova Eye Medical has published two-year data for its iTrack ab-interno canaloplasty procedure, which it says showed an average reduction ...
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 ...
Overhauling the ophthalmology Medicare schedule – is it worth it?
The MBS Taskforce has published its final report into ophthalmology items containing recommendations that have come under intense scrutiny from ...
Making a stand for MBGS under Medicare
Advances in glaucoma stent technology far outstripped the Medicare schedule early on, creating a disconnect that had far-reaching consequences. As ...
Face mask fogging distorts perimetry results
A new study has found that ill-fitted face masks can cause either visual field artifacts – which may be interpreted ...