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24.01.2022 Few technologies have had such a swift and profound impact on eyecare as much as optical coherence tomography. Insight takes a deep dive into the evolution of OCT and the bearing this may have on future models. Centre for Eye Health Cylite The Optical Society https://www.insightnews.com.au/is-the-best-still-to-come-i/
24.01.2022 New prescribing regulations come into force early next year designed to encourage greater use of generic and biosimilar medicines. Best Practice Software explains these changes and how they will be embedded in to practice management software. https://www.insightnews.com.au/new-active-ingredient-presc/
24.01.2022 As Professor Nitin Verma took over the RANZCO presidency on Saturday, his predecessor Associate Professor Heather Mack announced a new scholarship for young female ophthalmologists and trainees. https://www.insightnews.com.au/ranzco-ushers-in-new-presid/
20.01.2022 To mark #WorldSightDayAU today, an active social media campaign, including a video message from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, is highlighting the contributions of the eye sector over the past 20 years. Vision 2020 Australia Optometry Australia Good vision for life https://www.insightnews.com.au/australia-marks-20th-annive/
19.01.2022 Specsavers Australia has announced it is ramping up its store opening program, with five new locations expected to be the first of many over the coming months. https://www.insightnews.com.au/expansion-plans-for-specsav/
17.01.2022 Australia has missed its 2020 target to close the gap for vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders but has made significant inroads, a new report reveals. Indigenous Eye Health - IEH The University of Melbourne https://www.insightnews.com.au/roadmap-falls-short-of-2020/
16.01.2022 AFT Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr Hartley Atkinson discusses why the company has made preservative-free eye drops its mantra, and reveals which products are the company’s top sellers. https://www.insightnews.com.au/finding-a-niche-with-preser/
15.01.2022 New funding for innovative macular disease research is available after a woman bequeathed a major sum to the Macular Disease Foundation Australia, which also unveiled $1 million in funding for its Research Grants Program. https://www.insightnews.com.au/macular-disease-funding-beq/
14.01.2022 Choosing the frame product range can be an exciting and stressful prospect for any independent practice. It also says a lot about a business, so it’s important to get right, writes The Eyewear Girl Emma Roberts. https://www.insightnews.com.au/getting-to-know-your-produc/
14.01.2022 Topcon Healthcare has secured the number one position in the global optical coherence tomography (OCT) market, according to a major analysis of diagnostic ophthalmic devices. Device Technologies Topcon Healthcare Solutions Asia Pacific https://www.insightnews.com.au/report-finds-topcon-is-the-/
14.01.2022 The Indigenous Eye Health - IEH unit reveals residents in remote communities are paying up to three times more for basic cleaning and hygiene products, impeding efforts to eliminate trachoma. https://www.insightnews.com.au/exorbitant-prices-in-remote/
12.01.2022 Yesterday the IRIS Program delivered on its two-year government contract to perform 500 cataract surgeries. But the organisation warns of the disastrous implications if the program loses funding. Vanguard Health Australian Society of Ophthalmologists https://www.insightnews.com.au/questions-over-funding-as-i/
11.01.2022 Aerosol and spatter generation in some ophthalmic procedures has been a concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, but researchers from The University of Auckland have found no visible contamination above the neckline of cataract surgeons performing phacoemulsification. RANZCO Australian Society of Ophthalmologists Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology https://www.insightnews.com.au/phaco-and-surgeon-contamina/
11.01.2022 New health fund data from Private Health Public Benefit has revealed Australians are using their ancillary benefits at pre-COVID levels, while Australian Prudential Regulation Authority statistics have shown the number of optical services jumped a staggering 49% once lockdown measures lapsed across the country. https://www.insightnews.com.au/health-fund-data-shows-alli/
07.01.2022 A 50% wage subsidy for practices that employ new optical dispensers, an immediate asset write-off on the full value of new equipment and changes to private health insurance are among measures the ophthalmic sector is set to benefit from in the #FederalBudget. ACOD - Australasian College of Optical Dispensing Australian Society of Ophthalmologists https://www.insightnews.com.au/largest-ever-business-incen/
02.01.2022 As a practitioner, breaking bad news can be one of the most difficult parts of the job. Avant Mutual medical advisor Dr Mark Woodrow and legal and policy officer Rocky Ruperto detail the key steps in this delicate process. https://www.insightnews.com.au/im-afraid-the-news-isnt-wha/
01.01.2022 An abnormally high ratio of incomplete blinks can detract significantly from blink efficiency and efforts to reduce dry eye or dry contact lens symptoms, writes UNSW Optometry and Vision Science Honorary Professor Charles McMonnies in our latest Soapbox column. https://www.insightnews.com.au/addressing-blink-inefficien/
01.01.2022 A retinal specialist made it a priority to install a state-of-the-art imaging device from Optos when he joined a well-known private hospital. He discusses the difference it has made in his practice. https://www.insightnews.com.au/full-view-enhancing-retinal/
