1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1123+ words) CEO Tony Jones opening ProVision's PRISM conference. Images: ProVision. Sustainable growth is going to rely on practice adaptability. That was a key message at PRISM – ProVision’s recent biennial gathering at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa – where members were…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) Three million Australians aged 65 and over will face higher health insurance costs to access optometry care, eye surgery and other health services under the new government proposal to reduce the higher health insurance rebate, says Private Healthcare Australia (PHA). The…...

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, 4+ day ago   (686+ words) Alcon's new PRECISION7 contact lenses. Image: Alcon. The power of habits and the science of wettability have been highlights during the international launch of PRECISION7, a new weekly disposable contact lens from Alcon. The company has been showcasing the product and the…...

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…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) Topcon Healthcare has announced the TGA listing of GAIA, a fully automated ultra-widefield retinal imaging device offering a 209° field of view in a single capture. Designed to “deliver true-colour ultra-widefield fundus imaging with exceptional ease”, the company – considered a global…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (468+ words) Ophthalmologist speakers, top from left, Dr Simon Chen, Dr Christolyn Raj and Dr Tiger Zhou. Bottom from left, VEI optometrists Kristina Iacovangelo and Cindy Trieu. Images: VEI. Three Vision Eye Institute ophthalmologists will share their perspectives on contemporary retinal care…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1422+ words) Optical dispenser Ashlee Kerton works with a patient using the Rodenstock DNEye scanner. Images: Eyecare Plus Bairnsdale. A practice committed to delivering truly personalised vision has discovered that when every lens is designed around the unique characteristics of the individual…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (334+ words) Ophthalmologist A/Prof Simon Skalicky has developed the Eyeonic online visual field test. Image: Simon Skalicky. Australian eye health platform Eyeonic has passed a significant milestone: 50,000 visual field tests completed through its online system, used by eyecare professionals across 25 countries....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (185+ words) ZEISS is hosting the webinar. Image: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com ZEISS is inviting eyecare professionals to join an online, hosted webinar session highlighting OCT in Clinical Optometry. CPD will be available for Optometry Australia members. Presented by ZEISS clinical applications…...