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Smartphone gaming rapidly reduces blink rate in children

rhiannon bowman — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:41:07 +0000

An experimental set-up showing the wearable eye tracking headset (Pupil Labs GmbH Berlin, Germany) during smartphone use. Image: UNSW

Smartphone gaming induces dry eye symptoms and reduces blinking in school-aged children, researchers at UNSW have found. According to their Read More

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A pandemic-influenced care model – Cathy Lewis

Myles Hume — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:10:06 +0000

Orthoptist Navdeep Kaur in a RCH eye clinic tele-consult. Image: Alvin J Aquino/RCH Communications.

COVID-19 has forced the eyecare sector to establish new care models that give equal consideration to timely access and safety, as Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne chief orthoptist CATHY LEWIS
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Showing kids what they can do

Staff Writer — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:19:04 +0000

Can:Do 4Kids' assessment program involves a mix of standardised and functional assessment tools.

Can:Do 4Kids aims to enable low vision children across all areas throughout their lives. The service works collaboratively with orthoptists to support clients and their families, writes TRACEY
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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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Long-term study shows daily disposables ‘have minimal effect’ on children’s ocular physiology

Myles Hume — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:30:25 +0000

The international, multire-centre trial followed 144 children.

Recently published results of an extensive study into the physiological response to daily disposable soft contact lenses are adding to a growing body of evidence in support of contact lens wear in children
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Telling it like it is: kids and contact lenses

rhiannon bowman — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:48:56 +0000

A multitude of studies both on self-esteem and myopia control show kids as young as eight can manage contact lenses safely and competently. Insight speaks with eyecare practitioners and
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Hoya launches defocus myopia lens for children

Myles Hume — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:23:22 +0000

Children wearing defocus lenses had 60% less myopia progression than those wearing single-vision lenses.

Australian eyecare professionals will have access to a new myopia control spectacle lens from 1 October when Hoya Lens Australia introduces its MiyoSmart lenses with D.I.M.S. Technology. The non-invasive
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Misconceptions and quirks of Australians unveiled in new eye health survey

Myles Hume — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:00:08 +0000

Australia’s spending and hygiene habits have been laid bare in a survey that casts a new light on the country’s general attitudes and understanding of eyecare. Optometry Australia (OA)’s 2020
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