Tag: surgery

Australian engineers have invented a surgical smart glove built with low-cost sensors that can record hand movements in fine detail, ...

Cataracts are the commonest operation in the world. With modern day surgical techniques, it’s also the safest. And better yet, ...

Fear and a lack of knowledge about symptoms is leading a large proportion of the 1 million Australians with cataracts ...

Multinational ophthalmic company Alcon has agreed to acquire privately-owned Californian firm Ivantis – and its Hydrus Microstent minimally invasive glaucoma ...

There are concerns day surgeries and their ophthalmic patients may bear additional costs under newly proposed reforms of the Prostheses ...

New analysis conducted by leading Australian research institutes has found cutting wait times for cataract surgery to three months could ...

Australia’s eyecare profession is clear about how much weight should be given to 6/12 visual acuity when determining a patient’s ...

Glaukos has secured Australian regulatory approval for the Preserflo MicroShunt, offering late-stage glaucoma patients a more elegant surgical alternative to ...

Glaukos has signed a new license agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for the Preserflo MicroShunt, obtaining exclusive rights for the therapy ...

A new era in ophthalmic surgery has dawned with the emergence of 3D visualisation systems. Surgeons discuss how Alcon’s latest ...