Eyecare spin-off Bausch + Lomb files for IPO
Almost 18 months since its parent company announced Bausch + Lomb (B+L) would be spun off as a pure-play eye ...
Tag: Vision
The rocky path of an early career researcher
After spending the first 10 years of my career as a practising optometrist in Australia and the UK, I returned ...
Ortho-k and diplopia pinpointed in proposed changes to fitness to drive guidelines
An initial review of medical standards and clinical management guidelines for driver licensing in Australia has clarified that orthokeratology therapy ...
GrandVision strikes new partnership to pilot online vision testing
The world’s first CE-certified online eye test that allows customers to renew glasses and contact lens prescriptions online instead of ...
Myopia innovations snap up Silmo d’Or awards
Hoya’s new myopia control lens and Topcon’s Myah instrument for myopia and dry eye management have taken out their respective ...
League of their own: The science of sports vision
How can optometrists pull an elite batsman out of a form slump? What’s the best type of laser vision correction ...
Patients gambling with vision due to COVID confusion
Uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 lockdown measures has led to a major spike in missed appointments for macular disease treatment, sparking ...
WHO calls for eyecare to be part of universal health coverage
The World Health Organization is calling on nations to adopt five key recommendations of its World report on vision, including ...
Majority of seniors unaware of their suboptimal vision
A recent survey has found that a majority of 70-year-olds are not aware how poor their vision is or that ...