hygiene
Trachoma elimination deadline gets two-year extension
Australia has failed to meet its commitment to eliminate trachoma by 2020, setting a new deadline of 2022. The renewed ...
Exorbitant prices in remote communities hinder trachoma efforts
Access to basic cleaning and hygiene products are essential in Australia’s efforts to eliminate trachoma in remote Indigenous communities, however ...
Hygiene reigns supreme in return to practice
The days of casually leaning on the reception desk at medical clinics are gone, replaced instead with plastic screens, hand ...
‘No water’ stickers improves CL compliance
New Australian research has shown that infographics on contact lens cases can improve behaviour to avoid water-related corneal infections, in ...
Study dispels myths surrounding coronavirus and contact lens wear
An Australian professor has co-authored a new study addressing misinformation related to COVID-19 and contact lens wear, stating there is ...
Misconceptions and quirks of Australians unveiled in new eye health survey
Australia’s spending and hygiene habits have been laid bare in a survey that casts a new light on the country’s ...