5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (269+ words) Since 2011, the foundation has invested more than $7.2 million across 44 Australian research projects. Image: Yulia/stock.adobe.com. Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has opened applications for its 2027 research grants. Researchers across Australia are invited to submit proposals addressing critical gaps…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (781+ words) Speakers at the event Julia Kwok (from left), Prof Eric Papas and Genevieve Hastings. Image: CooperVision How can optometrists better meet the needs of Australia’s growing presbyopic population through multifocal contact lenses? Hear from three experts. Multifocal contact lenses can…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (407+ words) Essilor Stellest spectacles have been shown to slow myopia progression by 71% over two years in a United States randomised clinical trial, with the findings now published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The results provide the first peer-reviewed evidence from the U.S. trial that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1455+ words) Brisbane optometrist Lucy Charters says the PRECISION7 lenses will fit well into people’s lifestyles. Image: Lucy Charters. How the new Alcon PRECISION7 is filling a gap in contact lenses for those patients who think 14 days is just a little too long. Alcon…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) Dr David Gunn performed Australia’s first Apple Vision Pro-assisted surgery. Image: Dr David Gunn Brisbane ophthalmologist Dr David Gunn has performed what he describes as Australia’s first Apple Vision Pro-assisted surgery, using it in a variety of anterior segment cases....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (645+ words) A) Pseudocolor fundus image obtained by Optos. B) Choroidal thickness measurement at the fovea: a perpendicular line was drawn from the posterior edge of the retinal pigment epithelium to the choroid-sclera junction using the built-in caliper tool. Images: Weijung Ten Surgery to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (459+ words) Among the recipients were Prof Jamie Craig (top right, clockwise), Prof Stephanie Watson, and Prof Alex Hewitt. Images: DC Studio/stock.adobe.com, Flinders University, University of Sydney & University of Tasmania. More than $10.1 million in NHMRC funding has been committed…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1028+ words) Ophthalmologist A/Prof Simon Skalicky has developed the Eyeonic online visual field test. Image: Simon Skalicky. The Eyeonic Online Visual Field Test Eyeonic was developed as an online alternative to conventional perimetry, with the aim of reducing some of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (232+ words) The live webinar will feature J&J's Dr Emma Gillies and Celia Bloxsom, principal optometrist and owner of Eyeconic Optometry. Image: Johnson & Johnson. Optometrists can gain practical insights into having more confident and effective myopia management conversations at an upcoming…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) Eyeonic founder A/Prof Simon Skalicky (centre) with representatives from the Mongolian health system. Image: Eyeonic. Australian ophthalmic technology company Eyeonic has joined forces with Sight For All to tackle one of the biggest barriers to glaucoma care in Mongolia:…...