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Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in Australians aged 55 and older. Patients with glaucoma develop blind spots in their vision which, if left untreated, can spread throughout [...]

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread across the planet, infecting more people and straining health systems. Attention is focused on mortality however morbidity can be serious and [...]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects around 3% of Australians over the age of 55 and is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in this age group. One of the mechanisms through [...]

Retina Risk is a new app designed to calculate a person’s level of risk in developing diabetic retinopathy. Based on a clinical validating algorithm which includes 5 key factors (type of [...]

“Seeing AI” is a free iOS application for Apple iPhone and iPad designed to assist the vision impaired community.  Images and text captured through your devices camera will be conveyed via audio. [...]

Cataracts are a common cause of vision impairment in Australia.  Cataracts refer to the natural lens in the eye, which has become cloudy or opaque. Treatment involves surgery to remove the [...]

A new device can measure intraocular pressure more accurately at home.  This is a big step forward in the treatment of glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, [...]

A new four-tier hospital product system will be introduced for all Australian private health insurers in April 2019. Policies will be divided into a simplified tier structure of Gold, Silver, [...]

A US not-for-profit organisation has given better sight to over 1 million people in more than 40 developing countries—for free. Vision Spring offers communities free eye tests in ‘pop-up’ exam [...]

UV rays from sunlight reflected off your nose can damage the white of your eye (the conjunctiva) near the nose. A wedge-shaped growth of pink fleshy tissue on the conjunctiva, although benign or [...]