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Open Recruitment Closed
mivision | 26 February 2010
Open Recruitment has closed its doors in the UK and Australia after offering specialist recruitment services to the optical industry for more than 10 years. One of the largest specialist optical recruiters in the UK, the business launched into Australia in... Read More
Arvo Meeting
mivision | 26 February 2010
Organisers of this year’s annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) say it will be one of the world’s largest forums for exploring techniques, protocols and tools for improving vision and curing eye disease. ... Read More
Program to Detect Glaucoma
mivision | 26 February 2010
Half of all glaucoma sufferers go undiagnosed, despite 50 per cent of these cases having had an eye test in the past year, according to researchers at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA). And they hope to change this with an online training program... Read More
Aussie Kids See a Bright Future
mivision | 26 February 2010
School kids across the nation have played a role in improving the vision of people around the world by putting on their sunnies and taking part in the ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day last month. The International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) created Sunnies ... Read More
Eyecare Partners Changes
mivision | 26 February 2010
There have been some major changes at the top of Eyecare Partners (EPL) with managing director Sam Anderson resigning from the position earlier this year. In the “Change of Director’s Interest Notice” presented to the Australian Stock... Read More
Sydney to Host ICCLC
mivision | 26 February 2010
The 13th International Cornea and Contact Lens Congress (ICCLC) Vision for the Future will be held in Sydney at the Sheraton on the Park Hotel from 9 to 11 October. Organisers say they have chosen Sydney because it is a vibrant, dynamic and accessible city,... Read More
At Last! Cataract Rebate Agreement
mivision | 26 February 2010
After months of insults, accusations and general wrangling, the dispute between the Federal Government and eye surgeons over cataract surgery rebates has been resolved. The Senate twice blocked the Government’s efforts to cut the rebate, but a... Read More
Sauflon's New SiH Daily
mivision | 26 February 2010
Sauflon has launched the ‘Clariti 1 day’, a new silicone hydrogel daily disposable lens which it says is the first exclusively available to eye care professionals. Detailing the product’s unique positioning, Chris Harous Managing Director,... Read More
World First: Discovery of 'Long-Sighted Gene'
mivision | 26 February 2010
Researchers at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) have high hopes that the discovery of a gene associated with longsightedness will lead to new treatments to prevent vision loss. The discovery of the “long-sighted gene” is a world first... Read More
RANZCO Winners
mivision | 26 February 2010
The Pfizer-sponsored prize for the best overall paper went to Sotoodeh Abhary from South Australia. The Carl Zeisssponsored runner-up went to Brian Chua from Melbourne. The RANZCO-sponsored prize for the best overall poster went to Dasha Nelidova from... Read More