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A new online archive of more than 770 retinal topography maps covering 160 species has been launched by the Optometrists Association Australia. Created by Professor Shaun P Collin from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland and launched in the industry journal Clinical and Experimental Optometry, the database is the first to [...]

Pittsburgh based Associates in Ophthalmology (AIO), is very pleased to announce a new program offering nutritional vitamin supplements to promote eye care through a partnership with Douglas Laboratories. For over a century, Associates in Ophthalmology and the talented surgeons Dr. Daniel V. Zimmer, Dr. Brian Jewart, Dr. Lisa M. Cibik, Dr. Miguel Busquets, Dr. John [...]

The General Optical Council (GOC) has awarded the contract for a consumer complaints mediation service to the Optical Consumer Complaints Service (OCCS). The complaints service is designed to help patients and customers resolve disputes fairly and quickly without resorting to formal litigation, and plays an important role in supporting the GOC’s mission to promote good [...]

CIBA Vision, the eye care unit of Novartis, has reached a final global patent litigation settlement agreement with CooperVision, Inc. (NYSE: COO) that resolves all current patent infringement lawsuits between the two companies. CIBA Vision has licensed its so called “Nicolson” patents to CooperVision. This will enable both companies to move forward in bringing forth [...]

At its November meeting of Council, members debated proposals for implementing some of the recommendations outlined in the Government White Paper on healthcare regulation. From November 2008 it will be a statutory obligation to use the civil standard of proof in all Fitness to Practise hearings. GOC hearings currently use the criminal standard of proof, [...]

New research published by the National Institute for Health Research’s Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme suggests that screening the general population for open angle glaucoma (OAG) would not be cost-effective, but that a system of targeted screening may be. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. OAG, the most common form of [...]

Cricketers batting without a sight screen or fielding in the out-field are likely to be most disadvantaged by their colour blindness, a new study has found. Previous studies had already shown that cricketers with a red/green colour deficiency can have trouble seeing the red ball against the green grass of the playing field and surrounds. [...]

Mutant mice could provide genetic clues to understanding incurable human sight loss resulting from retinal degeneration. Research published in the online open access journal Genome Biology uncovers a role for microRNA in retinal disease, and may point the way to future therapies. A team from the Trinity College Dublin and the Sanger Institute, Cambridge (UK), [...]

The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced today the launch of the Ophthalmic News and Education (O.N.E.) Network, a unique resource designed to help ophthalmologists keep up with current developments, while helping them to meet continuing education and certification requirements. The Network, which is free to Academy members, capitalizes upon the newest Web technologies to provide [...]

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized 12,682 applicator tubes of Age Intervention Eyelash, a product that may, in some users, lead to decreased vision. Authorities said the sales value of the seized tubes is approximately $2 million. Age Intervention Eyelash is sold and distributed by Jan Marini Skin [...]