Ophthalmology News
Fixing fixation for more accurate perimetry
The new iCare Compass automated perimeter with active retinal tracking, now with new features, is designed to optimise clinic efficiency and clinical care,...
Promising Stargardt therapy revealed
The results of a 48-week trial of MCO-010, an intravitreal, adeno-associated virus (AAV2)-delivered optogenetic therapy, on Stargardt disease patients,...
Poster highlights: a snapshot of studies at RANZCO 2023
As ever, RANZCO’s poster area offered a glimpse into some of the work behind the scenes by the region’s ophthalmologists and clinical researchers, and...
Luxturna funding application stalls
ONLINE ONLY HOTLINKS: https://www.nzoptics.co.nz/articles/archive/a-multibillion-dollar-vision-loss-burden/
Maintaining eye standards in ANZ
LINK: https://www.nzoptics.co.nz/articles/archive/consumer-watchdog-calls-for-sunglass-regulation-in-nz/
Success for novel DED drop
A novel cyclosporine drop formulation demonstrated significant improvement in corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) and in modified Symptom Assessment in...
Making dry-eye assessment routine
Underpinning the advice an increasing number of ophthalmologists are putting into practice, Zeiss’ new Atlas 500 combines corneal topography and dry-eye...
Global win for Australian retinal image
Two Lions Eye Institute researchers have won this year’s Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition with a detailed image of a rodent’s optic nerve...
FDA approves presbyopia drop
LINK: https://www.nzoptics.co.nz/articles/archive/presbyopia-csf-1-drops-trial-success/
ISBCS: the UK’s new normal?
The first fully, immediately sequential, bilateral-cataract surgery (ISBCS) theatre list in the UK was completed at the start of November at the Nightingale...
Support for optom-performed YAG
HOTLINKS: https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/abstract/9900/nd_yag_laser_capsulotomy__efficacy_and_outcomes.143.aspx
RANZCO 2023: accolades and awards
Standing out from more than 1,490 in-person delegates (with a further 240 tuning in online) at this year’s RANZCO Congress in Perth were the 2023 new graduating...
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