High achiever off to Harvard boot-camp, with your help
Optometry student Suhyun Kweon is heading to MIT-Harvard for an intense learning program.
Tagged as: Career, International, Universities
Optometry Australia board welcomes David Bradley
Brisbane optometrist David Bradley has joined Optometry Australia’s national board.
Tagged as: Leadership
NT needs Indigenous eye-care strategy, and more news in brief
Twelve optometrists attended the first Northern Territory Indigenous Eye Care Conference in Darwin.
Tagged as: Diabetes, Indigenous eye health, Other eye diseases
CPD in the tropics
Practitioners enjoyed quality presentations and networking at NQV.
Tagged as: ECOs, Leadership
NQV: Underweight babies and eye problems
Babies born at full term but underweight may have vision problems later.
Tagged as: Diabetes, Other eye diseases
Take home messages for diabetic retinopathy
GP and optometrist Dr Leo Hartley provided top tips on diabetic retinopathy diagnosis and referral at NQV.
Tagged as: Diabetes, Other eye diseases
Honey gel and drops useful for dry eye
Study shows eye-drops and gel comprising antibacterial Manuka honey relieve dry eye.
Tagged as: Dry eye, Therapeutics
Looming myopia problem: an ophthalmologist’s perspective
Optometrists will be in the front line as we face an onslaught of high myopia retinal complications in the coming decade.
Tagged as: Myopia
How to help dementia patients
Good vision is especially important for patients with dementia as visual impairment is a contributory factor to this illness. HELEN CARTER reports.
Tagged as: Eye examinations, Patient management