The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2023) – Publication.

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The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2023) – Publication.

AZR-MD-001 efficacy in resolving the signs and associated symptoms of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a phase 2 trial: responder status analysis Posterboard#: B0026 Abstract Number: 5129 – B0026 AuthorBlock: Lisa Nijm1,2, Jennifer P. Craig3, Mark Hinds4, Yair Alster5, Charles Bosworth5 1Ophthalmology, Warrenville EyeCare & LASIK, Chicago, Illinois, United States; 2Ophthalmology, University of illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago,… Continue reading The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2023) – Publication.

Atropine Dosage in Australian Population

Atropine Dosage in Australian Population – April 2023 – Myopia Profile Update AbstractTitle: Low-concentration atropine eyedrops for myopia control in a multi-racial cohort of Australian children: A randomised clinical trialAuthors: Samantha Sze-Yee Lee, Gareth Lingham, Magdalena Blaszkowska, Paul G Sanfilippo, Adrian Koay, Maria Franchina, Audrey Chia, James Loughman, Daniel Ian Flitcroft, Christopher J Hammond, Augusto… Continue reading Atropine Dosage in Australian Population

Coastrek Sunshine Coast 2018 – Foxy Oxies – Fred Hollows Foundation

Trace is out today after months of preparation and fundraising for Fred Hollows Foundation running like the wind blows! Good luck ladies!   More than 1000 trekkers are gearing up for this year’s Wild Women On Top Sunshine Coastrek, which raises funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation’s work to end avoidable blindness. They’re also raising… Continue reading Coastrek Sunshine Coast 2018 – Foxy Oxies – Fred Hollows Foundation

Acuvue Oasys One Day For Astigmatism – pre-release.. oh yeah!

We have this NOW! Due to hit (the rest of) Australia in 2018 with around the clock axis for astigmatism.  If you have not been able to be fit with soft daily disposable contact lenses due to not being available those miserable days might be at an end. ACUVUE OASYS® 1-DAY for ASTIGMATISM is designed… Continue reading Acuvue Oasys One Day For Astigmatism – pre-release.. oh yeah!

Acuvue Vita Monthly Contact Lenses

New from Johnson & Johnson – A monthly contact lens that promises to deliver all day comfort. Monthly contact lenses designed for reliable, superior comfort. New ACUVUE® VITA® delivers on weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 by maximizing and maintaining hydration throughout the lens. The highest level of UV protection available in a contact lens.… Continue reading Acuvue Vita Monthly Contact Lenses

Air Optix Aqua Contact Lenses with Hydraglyde Technology

Announcing new technology in the space of monthly disposable contact lenses.  A lens that helps minimise deposits and increase comfort over the month of wear!  Air optix family of contact lenses now with a hydrophilic wetting agent decreasing the wetting angle and hence friction.  Nice work Alcon on helping us deliver the latest technologies to… Continue reading Air Optix Aqua Contact Lenses with Hydraglyde Technology

Perils of a Scleral Contact Lens Wearer

This is an interesting piece shared in a Facebook Group by very talented patients who have advanced bilateral keratoconus and wear scleral contact lenses.  An insight from scleral contact lens wearers…. Nightly steps to remove Scleral lenses: Make sure the bathroom sink has the stopper securely in place, to avoid loosing a lens down the… Continue reading Perils of a Scleral Contact Lens Wearer

Sunlight for shortsightedness and myopia

After Mark spending time at the 2016 – 12th Congress of the Othokeratology Society of Oceana / 5th Congress of the International Academy of Orthokeratology there is more and more light shed on why sunlight and outdoor activity is important in myopia progression. From the cellular level there are more amacrine and ganglion cells in… Continue reading Sunlight for shortsightedness and myopia

Just 2 hours a day keeps the myopia away!

Just 2 hours a Day Keeps the Myopia Away! By Kylie McNeill – Clinical Optometrist BAppSc(Optom) (Hons) GradCertOcTher FBCLA Recently some leading-edge research was published by local Brisbane optometrist Associate Professor Scott Read – Director of research at QUT’s School of Optometry and Vision Science. It has been found that the more time children spend… Continue reading Just 2 hours a day keeps the myopia away!