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UniMelb research uncovers how retinal immune cells change during diabetes

Staff Writer — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:30:11 +0000

New research could help develop novel therapies for reducing the effects of vascular conditions of the retina and brain.

Researchers at the University of Melbourne and Centre for Eye Research Australia have uncovered how retinal immune cells change during diabetes, which may lead to new treatments that can be used from an
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Luxottica joins KeepSight; over half of optometry now registered

rhiannon bowman — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:00:54 +0000

More than 365 practices within the Luxottica network have integrated with the eye check reminder program.

More than 700 practices across Australia are now supporting the eye health of people with diabetes, as major optometry provider Luxottica joins KeepSight. During National Diabetes Week (11-17 July), the
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Diabetic eyecare – referrals and classifications

Staff Writer — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:29:18 +0000

Diabetes management is time consuming and can be challenging for some people with the disease.

As Australia marks National Diabetes Week from 11-17 July, Specsavers ANZ director of optometry DR BEN ASHBY outlines the latest trends in diabetic eyecare and how the company is spotting opportunities
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KeepSight message tailored to Darling Downs region

rhiannon bowman — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:17:56 +0000

Carbal Medical Services in Toowoomba and Warwick will promote the KeepSight eye check reminder program.

Diabetes Australia (DA) has joined forces with an Indigenous-run health organisation to promote the KeepSight eye check reminder program in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland. Carbal Medical
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Awareness of diabetic eye diseases lacking – MDFA poll

rhiannon bowman — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:54:14 +0000

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease, affecting between 300,000 and 400,000 Australians. Image: 777 Bond vector/Shutterstock.com.

A survey of Australia’s working-age population has revealed that most can’t name the most common cause of blindness among their age group – diabetic retinopathy (DR). This is despite a higher proportion
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Shifting the dial on diabetes-related blindness

rhiannon bowman — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:08:50 +0000

Between 300,000 and 400,000 Australians have diabetic retinopathy.

Two years since the KeepSight launch, Insight asks what measurable difference this once-in-a-generation program is making to those living with the diabetes. Two years
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New WA children’s clinic to revolutionise diabetic eye treatment

rhiannon bowman — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:53:56 +0000

LEI ophthalmologists Associate Professor Chandra Balaratnasingam and Dr Antony Clark are running the clinic.

A new diabetic eye clinic for children in Western Australia, which opened last month, is part of the Lions Eye Institute’s first major clinical-research platform for children’s eye health.Read More

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Ophthalmologist backs fruit juice losing ‘lofty’ five-star health rating

Myles Hume — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:25:46 +0000

Some fruit juices with high sugar content will now score as low as 2.5 stars, while others could be four stars.

Eye Doctor and 2020 Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke has weighed into the debate over a major change to the health star system that will now see fruit juices lose their favourable nutritional rating,
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Low carb diet an antidote to type 2 diabetes?

rhiannon bowman — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:57:14 +0000

The study has gone a step further than what was previously known about low carb diets and type 2 diabetes.

An Australian researcher has contributed to a new study demonstrating that lower carbohydrate consumption can potentially put type 2 diabetes into remission. Professor Grant Brinkworth, research scientist
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Optometry student spearheads efforts to attract Indigenous Australians into university education

Myles Hume — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:34:16 +0000

Shahnaz Rind is a 27-year-old Yamatji-Badimaya woman from north-west Western Australia.

A Deakin optometry student who pursued a career in healthcare after seeing her family’s health deteriorate to diabetes and eye disease is fronting a new campaign to inspire more Indigenous Australians
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