<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News - mivision - ophthalmic monthly magazine reporting on optometry, ophthalmology, lenses]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:59:14 -1100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:59:14 -1100</lastBuildDate><webMaster>todd@mivision.com.au</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you/</link><description><![CDATA[THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU The publishers of mivision Australia and New Zealand Edition would like to thank 'the mivision team' for making mivision possible this year: OUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Publishers' Message]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-publishers-message/</link><description><![CDATA[This has been an extraordinary year for mivision. When we first produced the magazine, we thought: &lsquo;how are we going to fill 11 issues a year?' The ophthalmic publications at the time only...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-publishers-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie World First: New Astigmatism Treatment Technique]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-world-first-new-astigmatism-treatment-technique/</link><description><![CDATA[Aussie World First: New Astigmatism Treatment Technique A leading international journal has recognised the team approach of a Melbourne surgeon andoptometrist as pioneers of cutting edge laser eye...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-world-first-new-astigmatism-treatment-technique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Eye Expert Joins U.N Committee]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-eye-expert-joins-u-n-committee/</link><description><![CDATA[Aussie Eye Expert Joins U.N Committee Vision Australia's Deputy Chairman, Professor Ron McCallum has been appointed as one of 12 independent experts from across the globe to serve on the first...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-eye-expert-joins-u-n-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Hope: Not a Dry Eye in the House]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/researchers-hope-not-a-dry-eye-in-the-house/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers Hope: Not a Dry Eye in the House The Institute for Eye Research (IER), together with the University of Wollongong and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), has secured an Australian...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/researchers-hope-not-a-dry-eye-in-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travelling Vision Van Checks Rural AMD]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/travelling-vision-van-checks-rural-amd/</link><description><![CDATA[Travelling Vision Van Checks Rural AMD Optometrists and ophthalmologists have joined forces in a world-first initiative to protect Australians in regional areas from the country's leading cause of...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/travelling-vision-van-checks-rural-amd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Optom Wins Academy Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-optom-wins-academy-award/</link><description><![CDATA[Aussie Optom Wins Academy Award Brien Holden, CEO of the Institute for Eye Research, and Professor of the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of New South Wales, has been awarded ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-optom-wins-academy-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans-Taman World First: Refractive Surgery Post Grad Course]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/trans-taman-world-first-refractive-surgery-post-grad-course/</link><description><![CDATA[Trans-Tasman World First: Refractive Surgery Post Grad Course Trans-Tasman collaboration has resulted in the world's first post graduate degree in refractivesurgery at Universities in Australia and...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/trans-taman-world-first-refractive-surgery-post-grad-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Carols to Aid Kids Vision]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/christmas-carols-to-aid-kids-vision/</link><description><![CDATA[Christmas Carols to Aid Kids Vision Christmas is a time of joy and giving and Vision Australia is asking all members of the eye healthprofessions to dig deep this festive season. The organisaton is...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/christmas-carols-to-aid-kids-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Date Set for Battle of Giants]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/final-date-set-for-battle-of-giants/</link><description><![CDATA[Final Date Set for Battle of Giants The legal stoush between the giants of optometry, Luxottica and Specsavers, will come to a crescendo in a couple of months with a full hearing of the case set down ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/final-date-set-for-battle-of-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specsavers Launch CBD Flagship Store]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-launch-cbd-flagship-store/</link><description><![CDATA[Specsavers Launch CBD Flagship Store Specsavers rolled out the company's green carpet for guests to enter their newest store, located in Hunter Street, the first in the centre of Sydney's CBD....]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-launch-cbd-flagship-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Fair Hailed a Hit]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/china-fair-hailed-a-hit/</link><description><![CDATA[China Fair Hailed a Hit Organisers of the 21st China International Optics Fair (CIOF) have declared the trade fair held in Beijing at the end of September as a success, despite the global economic...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/china-fair-hailed-a-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerber Coburn Restracture]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gerber-coburn-restracture/</link><description><![CDATA[Gerber Coburn Restructure Gerber Coburn has recently completed a business review of its product portfolios and business model and has reorganised its sales team to more effectively to service you,...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gerber-coburn-restracture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl Zeiss Business Unit]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/carl-zeiss-business-unit/</link><description><![CDATA[Carl Zeiss Business Unit With the increasing need and demand for IT and integration service in the ophthalmic industry, CarlZeiss has announced the creation of a new business unit - Information...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/carl-zeiss-business-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fendi and Marchon Renew Vows]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fendi-and-marchon-renew-vows/</link><description><![CDATA[Fendi and Marchon Renew Vows FENDI has announced a five year global license renewal for Marchon to manufacture and distribute sunglasses and optical frames, effective from 1 January 2009. Marchon was ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fendi-and-marchon-renew-vows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Growth December]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-growth-december/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Growth Eyecare Partners has issued a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange showing that the listed company's revenues for the quarter "totalled approximately AUD$5.9m, an...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-growth-december/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stamp New Vision Group CEO]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/stamp-new-vision-group-ceo/</link><description><![CDATA[Stamp New Vision Group CEO Vision Group, Australia's largest provider of private ophthalmic care, is set to expand its ophthalmology business and expand into other surgical specialties. These were...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/stamp-new-vision-group-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Award for B&L VP]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/international-award-for-b-l-vp/</link><description><![CDATA[International Award for B&amp;L VP Dr. Joseph Barr, vice president, Global Clinical &amp; Medical Affairs and Professional Services, Vision Care for Bausch &amp; Lomb, has been named the 2008...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/international-award-for-b-l-vp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aboriginal Health College]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aboriginal-health-college/</link><description><![CDATA[Aboriginal Health College A new Aboriginal health college, supported by the International Centre for Eye care Education(ICEE) and run by the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aboriginal-health-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fred Hollows and RANZCO Fellowship]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fred-hollows-and-ranzco-fellowship/</link><description><![CDATA[Fred Hollows and RANZCO Fellowship The Fred Hollows Foundation, in conjunction with RANZCO, announced last month, that it is now offering a six month rotating fellowship for final year...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fred-hollows-and-ranzco-fellowship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team Approach Needed for Optimum Eye Health]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/team-approach-needed-for-optimum-eye-health/</link><description><![CDATA[Team Approach Needed for Optimum Eye Health A team approach among eye-care professionals is needed to help deal with the increasing demand for eye-care services as the population ages, says The Royal ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/team-approach-needed-for-optimum-eye-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW'S First Therapeutic Qualified Graduates]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nsw-s-first-therapeutic-qualified-graduates/</link><description><![CDATA[NSW'S First Therapeutic Qualified Graduates A new milestone has been reached in the training for optometrists at the University of New South Wales with the awarding in October of its Graduate...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nsw-s-first-therapeutic-qualified-graduates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ProVision Restructure to Ensure Success]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-restructure-to-ensure-success/</link><description><![CDATA[ProVision Restructure to Ensure Success ProVision, Australia's largest group of independent optometrists, has undergone a major restructure of its format and services in order to give members a wider ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-restructure-to-ensure-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Urged to Take Over all Rural Health]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/feds-urged-to-take-over-all-rural-health/</link><description><![CDATA[Feds Urged to Take Over all Rural Health Health experts representing Australia's rural communities have presented Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, with a blueprint to improve health services to ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/feds-urged-to-take-over-all-rural-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyewear Giants Don't See Eye to Eye]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyewear-giants-don-t-see-eye-to-eye/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyewear Giants Don't See Eye to Eye Eyewear market leader Luxottica is suing its largest rival, Specsavers, alleging the leaking of highly sensitive documents b y two former Luxottica employees. In a ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyewear-giants-don-t-see-eye-to-eye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optical Trad Show Movements]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optical-trad-show-movements/</link><description><![CDATA[Optical Trade Show Movements There has been a seismic movement of the world's major optical trade shows, with many either changing dates or considering doing so. MIDO, Italy, which was traditionally...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optical-trad-show-movements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICEE Launch PNG Eye Care Services]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/icee-launch-png-eye-care-services/</link><description><![CDATA[ICEE Launch PNG Eye Care Services The International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) has launched new eye care services at Port Moresby General Hospital. By providing quality eye care for patients ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/icee-launch-png-eye-care-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transitions Guarantee]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/transitions-guarantee/</link><description><![CDATA[Transitions Guarantee Transitions Optical has provided a unique guarantee with all purchases of the new Transitions VI lenses. "We are now providing a Satisfied or Exchanged guarantee until December...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/transitions-guarantee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[S.X Launch Events]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/s-x-launch-events/</link><description><![CDATA[S.X Launch Events S.X stores celebrated the launch of their stores with four VIP in-store events in Westfield shopping centres in Sydney (Warringah Mall, Chatswood, Castle Hill and Parramatta) to...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/s-x-launch-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoya Xmas Promo]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hoya-xmas-promo/</link><description><![CDATA[Hoya Xmas Promo Hoya and Transitions Optical are offering its customers something extra for Christmas. From October 20 to November 14, each time a customer orders a Hoyalux FD, a Hoyalux Summit Cd...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hoya-xmas-promo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarming Eye Survey]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/alarming-eye-survey/</link><description><![CDATA[Alarming Eye Survey A recent survey of nearly 4,000 people in the U.S. by VSP Vision Care revealed that 76 per cent of American children under the age of five have never had a comprehensive eye exam. ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/alarming-eye-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optical Franchisers Turn Up The Heat]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optical-franchisers-turn-up-the-heat/</link><description><![CDATA[Optical Franchisers Turn Up The Heat In the face of a global economic downturn, optical franchisers have turned up the heat on their consumer advertising. Specsavers has been running full page ads in ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optical-franchisers-turn-up-the-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZ Optoms Shed Light on Eco Bulbs]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nz-optoms-shed-light-on-eco-bulbs/</link><description><![CDATA[NZ Optoms Shed Light on Eco Bulbs Kiwi optometrists have weighed into the debate about energy efficient light bulbs, saying they are often not up to the job. The New Zealand Association of...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nz-optoms-shed-light-on-eco-bulbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxottica and RMIT]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-rmit/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica and RMIT RMIT University, Melbourne, and Luxottica have formalised a partnership to provide optical training to Luxottica employees. Head of RMIT's School of Life and Physical Sciences,...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-rmit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specsavers Donate Specs]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-donate-specs/</link><description><![CDATA[Specsavers Donate Specs Specsavers, has donated 15,000 spectacle lenses to the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) to increase access to affordable eye care in remote communities...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-donate-specs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Woman New WBU President]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-woman-new-wbu-president/</link><description><![CDATA[Aussie Woman New WBU President Outstanding Australian, Maryanne Diamond, has been appointed President of the World Blind Union (WBU), a peak international body representing those around the world who ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/aussie-woman-new-wbu-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hollows Outback Eye Surgery Blitz]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hollows-outback-eye-surgery-blitz/</link><description><![CDATA[Hollows Outback Eye Surgery Blitz A team of ophthalmologists and nurses has recently spent a week at Alice Springs Hospital in what has been described as a &lsquo;surgery blitz' to restore or improve ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hollows-outback-eye-surgery-blitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 12th Myopia Conference Hailed a Hit]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-12th-myopia-conference-hailed-a-hit/</link><description><![CDATA[The 12th Myopia Conference Hailed a Hit Almost 200 of the world's leading scientists and clinicians working in the area of myopia development, epidemiology and prevention, converged on Palm Cove in...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-12th-myopia-conference-hailed-a-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OAA Considers Retinal Camera Policy]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-considers-retinal-camera-policy/</link><description><![CDATA[OAA Considers Retinal Camera Policy Optometrists Association Australia (OAA) conducted a survey last month (September) to determine the use of retinal photography by optometrists. The key questions...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-considers-retinal-camera-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tag Heuer Changes Hands]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/tag-heuer-changes-hands/</link><description><![CDATA[Tag Heuer Changes Hands Effective immediately Ben Optik has ceased representing Tag Heuer Avant Garde Eyewear andFred Lunettes on an exclusive basis in Australia &amp; New Zealand. LVMH Australia has ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/tag-heuer-changes-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxottica  and DWA Team Up]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-dwa-team-up/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica and DWA Team Up The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O'Connor, has announced an agreement between Luxottica and Disability Works Australia Ltd to create more job opportunities ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-dwa-team-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARVO Sees Huge Advances]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/arvo-sees-huge-advances/</link><description><![CDATA[ARVO Sees Huge Advances The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2008 Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been hailed an enormous success as several thousand eye...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/arvo-sees-huge-advances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoya Appoint Bairstow]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hoya-appoint-bairstow/</link><description><![CDATA[Hoya Appoint Bairstow Hoya Lens Australia and New Zealand has announced the appointment of Brad Bairstow as Sales and Marketing Director. Brad Bairstow has been in optics in Australia and the U.K....]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hoya-appoint-bairstow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opticare Expands]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/opticare-expands/</link><description><![CDATA[Opticare Expands Opticare has expanded it services with the launch of its new facility in Brisbane Queensland. Heading up Opticare's new Brisbane facility are Michael Yates and Shaun Bulter, who were ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/opticare-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Appoint Overton]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-appoint-overton/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Appoint Overton Eyecare Partners has appointed Mark Overton to the newly created role of General ManagerPractice Operations. The position will encompass continued development of...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-appoint-overton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optom Co-Op Ready To Take on Giants]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optom-co-op-ready-to-take-on-giants/</link><description><![CDATA[Optom Co-Op Ready To Take on Giants It's finally happening. After much careful research and planning, the Optometrists Co-Operative (OPT) is about to be launched. In a letter to hundreds of...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optom-co-op-ready-to-take-on-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take the World Sight Day Challenge]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/take-the-world-sight-day-challenge/</link><description><![CDATA[Take the World Sight Day Challenge Aussie cricket legend Geoff &lsquo;Henry' Lawson is urging fellow optometrists to take the World Sight Day challenge on Thursday 9 October to help eliminate the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/take-the-world-sight-day-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optometry Giving Sight Named BCLA Charity]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometry-giving-sight-named-bcla-charity/</link><description><![CDATA[Optometry Giving Sight Named BCLA Charity Optometry Giving Sight has been chosen as the nominated charity for the BCLA for the next twelve months. "We are delighted to have been chosen as this year's ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometry-giving-sight-named-bcla-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Atarts Spectacle Fashion Frenzy]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sarah-palin-atarts-spectacle-fashion-frenzy/</link><description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Atarts Spectacle Fashion Frenzy When Republican U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain introduced his Vice President running mate to the American public, he had no idea that as well as...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sarah-palin-atarts-spectacle-fashion-frenzy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optom Marketing Aid]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optom-marketing-aid/</link><description><![CDATA[Optom Marketing Aid General Optical announced that it will be launching Optolink, a fully customised web tool and intranet site which will help independent optometrists market themselves more...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optom-marketing-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer Users Need Eyes Tested]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/computer-users-need-eyes-tested/</link><description><![CDATA[Computer Users Need Eyes Tested If you spend a large part of your life in front of a computer screen, then you are in danger of a condition known as Computer Eye Fatigue. This is the warning from the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/computer-users-need-eyes-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Optical Wins in Mammoth Merger]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/general-optical-wins-in-mammoth-merger/</link><description><![CDATA[General Optical Wins in Mammoth Merger Vision Services Plan (VSP), the largest vision insurance company in the U.S. and Canada, has acquired Marchon Eyewear, the world's third largest supplier of...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/general-optical-wins-in-mammoth-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[mivision and the IER Look to the Future]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/mivision-and-the-ier-look-to-the-future/</link><description><![CDATA[mivision and the IER Look to the Future Toma Publishing Pty Ltd, has announced the Institute for Eye Research (IER) as a new regular contributor on contact lens research and developments in its...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/mivision-and-the-ier-look-to-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calling All Golfers!]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/calling-all-golfers/</link><description><![CDATA[Calling all Golfers! The Moss Vale Golf Club will be supporting the international charity, Optometry Giving Sightthrough its Annual Open Golf Day on Monday, 3 November. The Single Stableford...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/calling-all-golfers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specsavers' Move Into NZ]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-move-into-nz/</link><description><![CDATA[Specsavers' Move Into NZ Just six months after launching in Australia, Specsavers has entered the New Zealand market with its purchase of Torga Optical. The purchase of Torga's six practices took...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-move-into-nz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODMA Stave Off Odmafair 2009 Rumours]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/odma-stave-off-odmafair-2009-rumours/</link><description><![CDATA[ODMA Stave Off Odmafair 2008 Rumours There have been a number of rumours circulating around the industry about the viability of next years Odmafair. According to the executive director of ODMA,...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/odma-stave-off-odmafair-2009-rumours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Building Seminars]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/business-building-seminars/</link><description><![CDATA[Business Building Seminars Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision Care will present a series of seminars throughout Australia and NewZealand later this month to help optometrists see the potential in their...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/business-building-seminars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nikon Promotion Clicks With Patients]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nikon-promotion-clicks-with-patients/</link><description><![CDATA[Nikon Promotion Clicks With Patients Essilor ProVision has declared its Nikon promotion last May as a spectacular success.The Australia-wide promotion allowed patients who were recommended Nikon...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/nikon-promotion-clicks-with-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[G'Day Vietnam]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/g-day-vietnam/</link><description><![CDATA[G'day Vietnam Vietnam has certainly come a long way since the war torn 1970's. Today it is a major tourist destination and has well and truly joined the community of nations. Known as...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/g-day-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Links Myopia and the Great Outdoors]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/research-links-myopia-and-the-great-outdoors/</link><description><![CDATA[Research Links Myopia and the Great Outdoors If you want to prevent or inhibit childhood myopia, it seems the great outdoors has the answers. Australian research has preliminary findings that link...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/research-links-myopia-and-the-great-outdoors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyecare Plus Winner]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-plus-winner/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Plus Winner There were hundreds of entries received for the mivision Eyecare Plus Holiday Competition. The winner was Dawn Morgan from Eyes on Westend in Melbourne. Dawn and a friend will...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-plus-winner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer CL Warning]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/consumer-cl-warning/</link><description><![CDATA[Consumer CL Warning Two new studies from Australia and the U.S.A. are urging consumers to follow advice on buying contact lenses safely. The studies have suggested increased risks associated with...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/consumer-cl-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silmo Quell Rumours]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/silmo-quell-rumours/</link><description><![CDATA[Silmo Quell Rumours Guy Charlot, the President of Silmo, one of the world's premier optical trade fairs, has hit back at rumours of low exhibitor interest this year. In an open letter on the Silmo...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/silmo-quell-rumours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing Movements]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/publishing-movements/</link><description><![CDATA[Publishing Movements As the local optometric retail environment goes through a seismic shift and renowned trade shows around the world vary their offerings, our diet of ophthalmic publications is...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/publishing-movements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Star Conference - EON Conference 2008]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australia-s-star-conference-eon-conference-2008/</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's Star Conference - EON Conference 2008 Some of the leading optometric speakers from both locally and around the world will converge on Sydney Star City for the Optometrists Association...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australia-s-star-conference-eon-conference-2008/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes on the Rise - Your Legal Rights and Obligations]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/disputes-on-the-rise-your-legal-rights-and-obligations/</link><description><![CDATA[Disputes on the Rise - Your Legal Rights and Obligations The Optometrists Association Victoria has issued a timely warning to its members regarding the increasing number of disputes relating to the...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/disputes-on-the-rise-your-legal-rights-and-obligations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bionic Eye Momentum Grows]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-momentum-grows/</link><description><![CDATA[Bionic Eye Momentum Grows The University of NSW is set to become the home for a new bionics research institute aimed at developing and commercialising a bionic eye. To be known as The Centre for...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-momentum-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astigmatism CL Wins Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/astigmatism-cl-wins-award/</link><description><![CDATA[Astigmatism CL Wins Award The ACUVUE OASYS For ASTIGMATISM Contact Lens has become the fourth contact lens in the ACUVUE family of products to receive the AOA Seal of Acceptance for Ultraviolet...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/astigmatism-cl-wins-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torga Open for Business In New Zealand]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/torga-open-for-business-in-new-zealand/</link><description><![CDATA[Torga Open for Business In New Zealand Torga Optical, a fast growing South African optical retail chain with over 140 stores internationally, has started trading in New Zealand. Torga has opened six...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/torga-open-for-business-in-new-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optoms to Perfomr Surgery in Oklahoma]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optoms-to-perfomr-surgery-in-oklahoma/</link><description><![CDATA[Optoms to Perform Surgery in Oklahoma A battle between optometrists and ophthalmologists over the kinds of eye surgery that can be performed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma played out in the state...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optoms-to-perfomr-surgery-in-oklahoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partnership Proves Optometry Cares]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/partnership-proves-optometry-cares/</link><description><![CDATA[Partnership Proves Optometry Cares Optometry is to play a major global role in efforts to eliminate refractive error blindness and low vision following a recently-signed partnership between Optometry ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/partnership-proves-optometry-cares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Franchise or Not]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/to-franchise-or-not/</link><description><![CDATA[To Franchise, or Not? With the explosion in the number and type of franchise opportunities available in optometry, the Optometrists Association of Australia (NSW/ACT division) will host an...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/to-franchise-or-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCLA: the Premier Clinical CL Conference]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bcla-the-premier-clinical-cl-conference/</link><description><![CDATA[BCLA: the Premier Clinical CL Conference This year's Clinical Conference of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) held in Birmingham from 29 May to 1 June, was the largest in its 32 year...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bcla-the-premier-clinical-cl-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glaucoma Awareness Campaign Wins Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/glaucoma-awareness-campaign-wins-award/</link><description><![CDATA[Glaucoma Awareness Campaign Wins Award Glaucoma Australia's Glaucoma Awareness campaign picked up a Bronze Award for its agency DDB Remedy at the 2008 IPA Best of Health Awards in London. The IPA...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/glaucoma-awareness-campaign-wins-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Asians Face Glaucoma Blindness]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/millions-of-asians-face-glaucoma-blindness/</link><description><![CDATA[Millions of Asians Face Glaucoma Blindness More than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from glaucoma by 2010 if they do not get appropriate treatment, according to a recently released...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/millions-of-asians-face-glaucoma-blindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMO and IER Team Up]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/amo-and-ier-team-up/</link><description><![CDATA[AMO and IER Team Up Advanced Medical Optics Inc. a U.S. company and a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, has announced a collaboration with the Institute for Eye...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/amo-and-ier-team-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam Vision Project Restore Sight]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vietnam-vision-project-restore-sight/</link><description><![CDATA[Vietnam Vision Project Restore Sight Australian optometrist Dr William Trinh has joined a medical team of 40, which is currently visiting isolated communities in Vietnam nd Cambodia. The team...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vietnam-vision-project-restore-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silmo Paris 2008]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/silmo-paris-2008/</link><description><![CDATA[Silmo Paris 2008Silmo, the International Optics Exhibition, held in Paris from 30 October to Sunday 2 Novemberwill host an estimated 45,000 professionals from around the world. Over 1,000...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/silmo-paris-2008/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision Group Announces Rebranding]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vision-group-announces-rebranding/</link><description><![CDATA[Vision Group Announces Rebranding Vision Group, Australia's largest provider of private ophthalmic care, has announced the rebranding of its 29 consulting practices, nine day surgeries and seven...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vision-group-announces-rebranding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optician Honoured]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optician-honoured/</link><description><![CDATA[Optician HonouredJohn Jackson, an optician who has been running a practice in Macquarie Street, Parramatta, since 1958, has been honoured with the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen's Birthday...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optician-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Shows It's a Huge Market]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/china-shows-it-s-a-huge-market/</link><description><![CDATA[China Shows It's a Huge MarketAsia's biggest and most successful optical show, the China International Optics Fair (CIOF 2008) will hold its 21st fair after the Olympics in Beijing from 26 - 28...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/china-shows-it-s-a-huge-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Confirm Rub and Rinse Technique is Best Practice]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fda-confirm-rub-and-rinse-technique-is-best-practice/</link><description><![CDATA[FDA Confirm Rub and Rinse Technique is Best Practice With one in three eye health problems suffered by contact lens wearers due to improper lens care and cleaning, the U.S. Food and Drug...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fda-confirm-rub-and-rinse-technique-is-best-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye and Ear New CEO]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-and-ear-new-ceo/</link><description><![CDATA[Eye and Ear New CEO The Chairman of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital's (RVEEH) Board of Directors,Professor Graeme Ryan, has announced the appointment of Ms Ann Clark as the newChief...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-and-ear-new-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxottica and Safilo Suffer From Global Drop]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-safilo-suffer-from-global-drop/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica and Safilo Suffer From Global Drop The two largest eyewear groups in the world, Luxottica and Safilo, have had to reduceproduction and cut jobs at some of their Italian plants, due to a...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-and-safilo-suffer-from-global-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Contacts for Post LASIK Problems]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-contacts-for-post-lasik-problems/</link><description><![CDATA[New Contacts for Post LASIK Problems Though most people are very pleased with their eyesight after LASIK, some are bothered by persistent vision problems. Now a new contact lens designed for use...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-contacts-for-post-lasik-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case of the Missing Supplements]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-case-of-the-missing-supplements/</link><description><![CDATA[The Case of the Missing Supplements Modern Optics, the publisher of Insight Newspaper, announced in its June 08 issue that it willcease production of its print reference guide Insight-Info and that...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-case-of-the-missing-supplements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Changing Face of Independent Optometry]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/3/</link><description><![CDATA[The Changing Face of Independent Optometry As Specsavers rolls out its regional consumer advertising campaign Specsavers co-founder, Doug Perkins announced the opening of store number 107 in...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[mivision now reaches South-East Asia]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/2/</link><description><![CDATA[mivision now reaches South-East Asia Toma Publishing Pty Ltd, the publishers of mivision Australia and New Zealand, is proud to announce the launch this month of its new magazine, mivision Singapore. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Systane on PBS]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/systane-on-pbs/</link><description><![CDATA[Systane on PBS Systane Lubricant Eye Drops, 28 x 0.8 ml, preservativefree single dose vials, will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August, 2008, as a &lsquo;Streamlined ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/systane-on-pbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bionic Eye's Future Getting Clearer]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-s-future-getting-clearer/</link><description><![CDATA[By the end of this year, all things being equal, 30-year-old Sydney man Steve Horan will be the first recipient of a bionic eye invented and tested right here in Australia. Steve has severe visual...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-s-future-getting-clearer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bionic Eye More Than Just a Vision]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-more-than-just-a-vision/</link><description><![CDATA[Last April at Prime Minister Rudd's 2020 talkfest, the most discussed issue was the development of a bionic eye and, as chance would have it, mivision had just run a feature on work being done by a...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-more-than-just-a-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIDO March Move]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/mido-march-move/</link><description><![CDATA[After a hugely successful fair last month in Milan, the organisers of MIDO announced that next year the fair will be held earlier in the year, from March 6 to 9. Milan's Fieramilano's Rho-Pero...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/mido-march-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big W Vision Budget Expansion]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/big-w-vision-budget-expansion/</link><description><![CDATA[Retail giant Woolworths has entered the budget dispensing business in a big way through its Big W stores nationwide. The retailer recently announced that Big W Vision would extend its store network...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/big-w-vision-budget-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academy for Eye Care Excellence]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/academy-for-eye-care-excellence/</link><description><![CDATA[Ciba Vision has taken an enormous step in improving the all-round skills of optometrists, by setting up the Ciba Vision Academy for Eye Care Excellence (AECE). The purpose of the Academy is to help...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/academy-for-eye-care-excellence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Growth]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-growth/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners optometry practices will soon number 26 with the announcement that the company has purchased five new practices. Eyecare Partners believe that the practices will add annual revenues...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene Therapy Trials for Blindness]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gene-therapy-trials-for-blindness/</link><description><![CDATA[New Scientist has reported that the first clinical gene therapy trial to treat a vision disorder is now taking place in London, involving 12 patients with congenital conditions that cause childhood...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gene-therapy-trials-for-blindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best New Contact Lens of the Year]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/best-new-contact-lens-of-the-year/</link><description><![CDATA[Ciba Vision has won the &lsquo;Best New Contact Lens of the Year' award for its Dailies AquaComfort Plus lens in France. The award, called &lsquo;Pont d'or', was judged by more than 780 opticians...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/best-new-contact-lens-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops Nab Phoney Filipino Optoms]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/cops-nab-phoney-filipino-optoms/</link><description><![CDATA[A number of bogus optometrists have been arrested in the Philippines province of Iloilo, following an undercover sting operation by local police and prosecutors. The operation had the full backing of ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/cops-nab-phoney-filipino-optoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man Who Dares to See]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-man-who-dares-to-see/</link><description><![CDATA[A recently released novel by best selling American author Robert Kurson, has particular significance to anyone involved in eye health. Entitled Crashing Through, it is described as a &quot;journey of ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-man-who-dares-to-see/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2461" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/EF4B1263474FB38496913457A2CA3E3F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reward for Info on Theft]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/reward-for-info-on-theft/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica, Australia's largest optical and sunglasses retailer, and supplier of luxury brands, is offering up to AUD$50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of a huge amount of stolen...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/reward-for-info-on-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes on the Rise says New Study]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/diabetes-on-the-rise-says-new-study/</link><description><![CDATA[The incidence of diabetes mellitus, a devastating condition, often leading to eye diseases and even total blindness, is dramatically increasing worldwide. This is one finding of a clinical study to...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/diabetes-on-the-rise-says-new-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essilor Appoint New CEO]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/essilor-appoint-new-ceo/</link><description><![CDATA[Essilor has appointed a new CEO for its Australasian operations, naming Pascal Toneatti as the new boss. Mr. Toneatti replaces Frederic Mathieu, who will join Essilor's European management team...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/essilor-appoint-new-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeclarity Business Excellence Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyeclarity-business-excellence-award/</link><description><![CDATA[Victorian dispenser eyeclarity has been named Melton Shire's &lsquo;Best Business, Professional and Personal Services Business' at the recent 2008 Powercor Melton Business Excellence Award. It was a...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyeclarity-business-excellence-award/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2571" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/0DC4B9901AE929C92C5630341A1A4D3A.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babies? Motor Skills Improve After Esotropia Surgery]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/babies-motor-skills-improve-after-esotropia-surgery/</link><description><![CDATA[Babies with the eye-alignment disorder esotropia (cross eyes) do suffer delays in motor development, but they catch up reasonably quickly following corrective surgery. This is the conclusion of a...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/babies-motor-skills-improve-after-esotropia-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Hospital Joins Commonwealth Vision Initiative]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-hospital-joins-commonwealth-vision-initiative/</link><description><![CDATA[Queensland Eye Hospital has committed to help improve the vision of Queenslanders by joining Queensland Vision Initiative Incorporated (QVI), a Commonwealth and State Government initiative. As the...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-hospital-joins-commonwealth-vision-initiative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Code Helps Visually Impaired]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bar-code-helps-visually-impaired/</link><description><![CDATA[Life just got a whole lot easier for Australia's vision impaired with the release of a portable talking barcode scanner, thanks to the Australian charity, Visual Independence. Known as the ID Mate,...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bar-code-helps-visually-impaired/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2511" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4C6779C1F88099CB2249DAF8A1AC95A8.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OAA NSW Conference]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-nsw-conference/</link><description><![CDATA[Mark your diary. The Optometrists Association Australia New South Wales Division annual conference is on this September. The &lsquo;Eye on NSW Conference' will be held at the Star City Hotel,...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-nsw-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooshing Conference]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/shooshing-conference/</link><description><![CDATA[The Euro-Pacific Eyecare conference celebrated its fourth birthday this January and will be on again next year at the same picturesque venue in the village of Selva Garden in Italy's ski field in the ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/shooshing-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optoms Invited to Help the Aged]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optoms-invited-to-help-the-aged/</link><description><![CDATA[Optometrists have been invited to participate in a Federal Government program called the Aged Care GP Panels Initiative with the aim of improving access to health care for people living in...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optoms-invited-to-help-the-aged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Registration System for Optoms]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/national-registration-system-for-optoms/</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's optometrists will all be registered nationally from 2010, with state registration boards to be abolished. This was one of the many reforms to improve Australia's health system, announced...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/national-registration-system-for-optoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scholarships for Rural Optometry]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/scholarships-for-rural-optometry/</link><description><![CDATA[The Optometrists Association of Australia is encouraging eligible optometrists and optometry students to take advantage of a recent announcement by NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher regarding rural...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/scholarships-for-rural-optometry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MD Annual Dinner]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/md-annual-dinner/</link><description><![CDATA[The MD Foundation annual fundraising dinner will be held on Friday 30 May as the highlight event of Macular Degeneration Awareness Week which runs from 23 to 30 May (see our feature on MD from page...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/md-annual-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerber Coburn Relocates]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gerber-coburn-relocates/</link><description><![CDATA[Gerber Coburn, the one stop shop of the optical industry has relocated to new premises in Lonsdale, South Australia. National Sales Manager Geoff Marett said &quot;the new site provides better...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/gerber-coburn-relocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clear Vision for Eyecare Plus]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/clear-vision-for-eyecare-plus/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Plus members will now have to display the group's branding following a decision taken at its last AGM. The members voted to require that all licensed member practices display the full Eyecare ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/clear-vision-for-eyecare-plus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxottica Boss Fined For Tax Evasion]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-boss-fined-for-tax-evasion/</link><description><![CDATA[Italian newspaper, La Republica has reported that Luxottica Group Chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio has been ordered to pay a staggering 20.4 million euros for tax evasion. The order was made last month...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-boss-fined-for-tax-evasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transitions VI the Hottest Ticket in Town]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/transitions-vi-the-hottest-ticket-in-town/</link><description><![CDATA[Transitions VI lenses represents the largest product launch in the companies' history and by all accounts, by the end of first week in April, the most successful. &quot;There has been an...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/transitions-vi-the-hottest-ticket-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Eye Care Market Flat in 2007]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/u-s-eye-care-market-flat-in-2007/</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. eyewear/eye care industry's consolidated revenues, including US dollar sales of key optical products as well as eye examination fees, declined by just 0.1 per cent during 2007. According to...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/u-s-eye-care-market-flat-in-2007/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 People in 100 Minutes]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/100-people-in-100-minutes/</link><description><![CDATA[On April 9, the lives of 100 low-income people across the United States were changed forever - and it all happened in just 100 minutes. The failing eyesight of the 100 chosen went from murky to...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/100-people-in-100-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Medical Centre to Provide Optometry]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rural-medical-centre-to-provide-optometry/</link><description><![CDATA[Local investors in Coffs Harbour, on the New South Wales mid north coast, are leading the way in providing total health care with an AUD$15 million medical centre development, which will include an...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rural-medical-centre-to-provide-optometry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novartis Pays Billions for Alcon]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/novartis-pays-billions-for-alcon/</link><description><![CDATA[The Swiss drug maker Novartis has agreed to buy 77 per cent of eyecare company Alcon in a two-step transaction totalling USD$39 billion (AUD$42.3 billion). Novartis will buy an initial 25 per cent...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/novartis-pays-billions-for-alcon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Optom of the Year]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/international-optom-of-the-year/</link><description><![CDATA[NZ optometrist Ron Fyfe was named 2008 International Optometrist of the Year by the World Council of Optometry. The award is given annually to an optometrist who has shown outstanding dedication,...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/international-optom-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25 Years for Aviva]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/25-years-for-aviva/</link><description><![CDATA[The year was 1983 and as Australia claimed the America's Cup for the first time, the optical industry saw the launch of Aviva Optical. With a limited supply of optical products, Aviva quickly...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/25-years-for-aviva/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Golf Fundraiser]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hot-golf-fundraiser/</link><description><![CDATA[For many years the Annual OAA Victorian Golf Day has been an opportunity for optometrists to enjoy a leisurely round of golf with colleagues from optical suppliers and ophthalmology while raising...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hot-golf-fundraiser/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2768" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/9751091262D078D8F9E359FAB01FFBA3.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Visionary Partnership]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/a-visionary-partnership/</link><description><![CDATA[Hoya has hailed Transitions VI as the complete high performance solution that caters to individual lifestyles and contemporary trends. Hoya Transitions VI comes in standard CR39 and in Hoya's...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/a-visionary-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opticians Removed From Register]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/opticians-removed-from-register/</link><description><![CDATA[The General Optical Council (GOC) in the U.K has removed from its registers 442 opticians who failed to renew their registration for 2008/9. That includes 184 optometrists, 179 dispensing opticians...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/opticians-removed-from-register/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IACLE Support Increases]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/iacle-support-increases/</link><description><![CDATA[CooperVision has increased its financial support of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE), a group focused on improving contact lens education around the world. The...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/iacle-support-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specsavers Global Expansion]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-global-expansion/</link><description><![CDATA[By the end of this year, the Specsavers Optical Group expects to have 1300 stores under its banner in nine countries, including Australia. &quot;In January 2007 there were 809 stores worldwide under...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-global-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSV and Diabetes Australia Initiatives]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/csv-and-diabetes-australia-initiatives/</link><description><![CDATA[Carl Zeiss Vision (CZV) and Diabetes Australia will be introducing a number of initiatives over the coming months including: inserts in consumer spec cases and school screen testing. A Diabetes...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/csv-and-diabetes-australia-initiatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[J&J Appointment]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/j-j-appointment/</link><description><![CDATA[Katherine Napier has joined Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision Care (JJVC) in the newly created position of Professional Marketing Manager, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Her role has been created to...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/j-j-appointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LASIK FDA Open Forum]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/lasik-fda-open-forum/</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held an open forum on April 25, 2008 to review the impact of LASIK eye surgery on improving consumers' lives. Daniel Schultz, MD, director of the FDA's Centre...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/lasik-fda-open-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glaucoma Consumer Pilot Campaign]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/glaucoma-consumer-pilot-campaign/</link><description><![CDATA[A pilot campaign to make Australians aware of glaucoma and urging check-ups and treatment got into full stride last month heralded by World Glaucoma Day (6 March). With this in mind, Pfizer Australia ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/glaucoma-consumer-pilot-campaign/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2377" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E230A8BC73511DB0FB277CC5B92A7FED.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Proud Family Tradition]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/a-proud-family-tradition/</link><description><![CDATA[In Feb 08, mivision published an article on the &#39;Shifting Optometric Sands&#39;. The following is an inspiring letter from one of our readers: Congratulations on an excellent issue of mivision...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/a-proud-family-tradition/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2830" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/D3261CB43876BBA8A2C2EA3C16F02FB2.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Must Do More]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/feds-must-do-more/</link><description><![CDATA[Some of Australia&#39;s leading eye health experts have urged the Rudd Government to support eye health promotion and do more to help make the community aware of the dangers and available remedies....]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/feds-must-do-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Guidelines for Lens Impact Testing]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fda-guidelines-for-lens-impact-testing/</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. Optical industry groups are voicing concerns over new guidelines for impact resistant lenses drafted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which would require lenses to be drop-ball tested...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/fda-guidelines-for-lens-impact-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunglasses Recalled]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglasses-recalled/</link><description><![CDATA[Marie Claire magazine has had to recall 40,000 pairs of sunglasses which were given away with its February issue as part of the magazine&#39;s Sunsmart campaign with the Cancer Council. NSW Fair...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglasses-recalled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DFV Team Expands]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/dfv-team-expands/</link><description><![CDATA[Designs For Vision has announced that due to their increase in sales and quality product range, they have needed to expand their NSW sales and service teams. The NSW sales team is comprised of:...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/dfv-team-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C@ to Plant Trees]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/c-to-plant-trees/</link><description><![CDATA[The board of struggling West Australian company C@ has decided to seek new business opportunities outside the optometric industry by entering the carbon sequestration and bio energy industries. 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Attended by more than 200 optometrists the launches were held days...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/lenses-promise-comfort-or-money-back/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1575" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/A4B6AEF2397F56CD5CCFEDAF1707FCD7.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Eye Clinic for Melbourne]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-eye-clinic-for-melbourne/</link><description><![CDATA[The University of Melbourne&#39;s Department of Optometry &amp; Vision Sciences has opened a new eye care clinic on Swanston St, facing the University of Melbourne&#39;s main campus. The...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-eye-clinic-for-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSV & Diabetes Australia Alliance]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/csv-diabetes-australia-alliance/</link><description><![CDATA[Carl Zeiss Vision announced last month that they have formed a partnership with Diabetes Australia. The aim of the partnership is to support all aspects of Diabetes Australia&#39;s priorities and...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/csv-diabetes-australia-alliance/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2415" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/3FE40003282D97690AF20A52C3E432FC.JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocky Strap Campaign]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ocky-strap-campaign/</link><description><![CDATA[The OAA NSW launched a state-wide campaign to warn people of the dangers posed by elastic luggage straps (octopus straps or bungee cords) in the lead up to the Easter holiday period. OAA NSW...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ocky-strap-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optometric Nutrition Society]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometric-nutrition-society/</link><description><![CDATA[A group of American optometric dispensers has formed a council to make disease prevention - including lifestyle modification, attention to dietary intake and micronutrient supplementation - more of a ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometric-nutrition-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specsavers' Rollout Gains Peace]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-rollout-gains-peace/</link><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s official! Specsavers is now open for business in Australia with the announcement of the launch of its first two franchises. The stores opened on Thursday 21 February with company stating...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/specsavers-rollout-gains-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Winner is Eyeclarity, Again ]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/and-the-winner-is-eyeclarity-again/</link><description><![CDATA[Victorian optometric chain Eyeclarity capped off another highly successful year by beating some of the state&#39;s biggest companies in the Watergardens Town Centre Excellence in Retail awards. It is ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/and-the-winner-is-eyeclarity-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ProVision National Conference, Fiji]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-national-conference-fiji/</link><description><![CDATA[ProVision&#39;s biennial national conference themed Energise 08, will be held from 10 to 14 July, in idyllic Fiji at Shangri-La&#39;s Fijian Resort. &quot;Open to all ProVision members, their...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-national-conference-fiji/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2159" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/DA36CF803C6BE2223970A8FF14294ECB.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blink Expansion on Track]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/blink-expansion-on-track/</link><description><![CDATA[The expansion of Blink Optical and its partnership with health fund MBF with the acquisition of 12 new stores around Australia. This brings the number of Blink stores throughout the country to 33 and ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/blink-expansion-on-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rudy Project Wins PGA]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rudy-project-wins-pga/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Professional Golfers&#39; Association (PGA) has chosen Rudy Project as its official eyewear brand for the next two years. 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Equipment Must be Registered  ]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/warning-equipment-must-be-registered/</link><description><![CDATA[The medical and health care professions are being warned of a crackdown on the use of imported equipment which has not been registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). This is...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/warning-equipment-must-be-registered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology Guiding the Blind]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/technology-guiding-the-blind/</link><description><![CDATA[Forty-four year old David Woodbridge, father of six, has been blind since the age of ten due to German measles. 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In late February, the company reported its half year results to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) after completing...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/epl-hits-the-ground-running/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice Giving Program Launch  ]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/practice-giving-program-launch/</link><description><![CDATA[Jose da Costa thought he would never see again. 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Dr Verma has been heading up a group of volunteer Tasmanian...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/east-timor-s-first-ophthalmologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBA Launch First National Eye Care Campaign]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/pba-launch-first-national-eye-care-campaign/</link><description><![CDATA[Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has launched its first-ever national consumer awareness campaign highlighting the organisation&#39;s commitment to eye health across the U.S. The campaign, including...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/pba-launch-first-national-eye-care-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson Joins the Olympic Team]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/johnson-johnson-joins-the-olympic-team/</link><description><![CDATA[It takes teamwork, dedication and talent to be a part of an Olympics team - and Johnson &amp; Johnson is now part of the team. As official Vision Care Product Partner for Australian and New Zealand...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/johnson-johnson-joins-the-olympic-team/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3188" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/2D2077CB05F767EC76FEBB3F27D63F24.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odmafair 2007 Hit New Highs]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/odmafair-2007-hit-new-highs/</link><description><![CDATA[Its official! ODMAFAIR 2007 has set new records with attendance this year passing seven thousand. 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Project researchers Prof Nigel Lovell and Associate Prof Gregg Suaning are confident...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bionic-eye-in-sight/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="4100" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/92BBE4482E40EE57FEA23B448D83AA0D.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Contact Lens]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/better-contact-lens/</link><description><![CDATA[Contact lens wearers now have a new and effective alternative in cleaning solutions with the launch of COMPLETE&reg; Multi-Purpose Solution (MPS) EASY RUBTM Formula from Advanced Medical Optics...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/better-contact-lens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prof Lederer Honoured]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/prof-lederer-honoured/</link><description><![CDATA[The achievements of the &quot;father of optometry&quot; in Australia, the late Professor Josef Lederer, have been posthumously celebrated at a recent dinner hosted by the OAA (NSW) and attended by...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/prof-lederer-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New PureVision]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-purevision/</link><description><![CDATA[Bausch &amp; Lomb has launched its new lower, modulus PureVision Spherical contact lens, reducing the modulus by 28%, in order to increase patient comfort, particularly at the end of day. &quot;The...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-purevision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ProVision Changes]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-changes/</link><description><![CDATA[The ProVision Board has announced the resignation of Mark Parsons as a director, but adds that he will continue his association with ProVision in private practice as an independent optometrist....]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/provision-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Open Transitions]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australian-open-transitions/</link><description><![CDATA[Millions of Australians, glued to their televisions for the Australian Open Tennis Tournament on Channel 7 next month will be greatly impressed with two new and innovative advertisements for...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australian-open-transitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoya Appoints New MD]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hoya-appoints-new-md/</link><description><![CDATA[Hoya Lens Australia and New Zealand has appointed former company CFO Neil MacKinnon as its new Managing Director. 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Dr S Durkin and colleagues from the South Australian...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australian-aboriginal-vision-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxottica Profit]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-profit/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica Group has announced first half 2007 profits; net sales of 7.4%; 20.3% increase in operating income and 26.9% increase in net income. According to U.S. Luxottica CEO Andrea Guerra on the...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/luxottica-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes and Optometry Seminar]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/diabetes-and-optometry-seminar/</link><description><![CDATA[More than fifty diabetes educators and practice nurses were guests of OAA Qld/NT on Thursday, 25 October at the inaugural &quot;Diabetes and Optometry Seminar/Dinner&quot; at the Marriott Brisbane...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/diabetes-and-optometry-seminar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians Unaware of Glaucoma]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australians-unaware-of-glaucoma/</link><description><![CDATA[A survey has suggested that up to threequarters of Australians are unaware that glaucoma can cause permanent vision loss. Glaucoma Australia reports that young people have the highest levels of...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australians-unaware-of-glaucoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contact Lens Standard]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/contact-lens-standard/</link><description><![CDATA[South Australia has become the second state to legislate to regulate the sale of novelty contact lenses, joining NSW in controlling the supply of such lenses. The legislation requires that the...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/contact-lens-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch of Scholarships for Optical Dispensers]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/launch-of-scholarships-for-optical-dispensers/</link><description><![CDATA[The NSW Optical Dispensers Licensing Board, together with TAFE and ADOA, has launched the first scholarship scheme for optical dispensers. 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CEO Peter Lewis said, &quot;We are very happy with the relationship. Not only are we...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/general-optical-ogs-sponsor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeclarity Wins Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyeclarity-wins-award/</link><description><![CDATA[Victorian eye care group eyeclarity has been awarded the Victorian Boutique Retailer of the year by the Australian Retailers Association&#39;s Retailer (ARA). Jim Pappas (pictured) accepted the award ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyeclarity-wins-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optometrists Co-operative Gathers Pace]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometrists-co-operative-gathers-pace/</link><description><![CDATA[The Optometrists Co-operative is gathering momentum after its inaugural meeting at ODMAFAIR in July. Co-founders Emmanuel Calligeros (NSW) and Cameron Dyson (VIC) hosted a second round of evening...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/optometrists-co-operative-gathers-pace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HICAPS Quotations]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hicaps-quotations/</link><description><![CDATA[HICAPS has enhanced the quotation functionality to the HICAPS terminal. The quotation function enables consumers to receive an estimate on their health insurance benefit before receiving their...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/hicaps-quotations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodenstock Increases Profits]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rodenstock-increases-profits/</link><description><![CDATA[The Rodenstock group has announced that fi rst half yearly group sales rose from 186.3 million euros during the same period of last year to 205.1 million euros. 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Powell had overseen many important initiatives including the change to ProVision from AIO and...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/pauline-powell-leaves-provision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Standards for Drivers Questioned]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/visual-standards-for-drivers-questioned/</link><description><![CDATA[A University of Sydney study has questioned the current licensing authority standards for peripheral visual fi eld in older drivers. Sue Silveira and co- authors examined whether the current...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/visual-standards-for-drivers-questioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Strong Position]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-strong-position/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Limited (EPL) announced in October that it had reached an agreement to purchase two optometry practices in Western Australia, strengthening its existing portfolio to a total of 20...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eyecare-partners-strong-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Career Optometrists]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/early-career-optometrists/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Ltd has established a new group called Executive Committee for Early Career Optometrists (ECCO). The formation of ECCO will involve a large group of optometrists from Eyecare...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/early-career-optometrists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professor Josef Lederer Dinner]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/professor-josef-lederer-dinner/</link><description><![CDATA[The Optometrists Association (NSW) is hosting a celebration of the life and achievements of Prof Josef Lederer (1921-2007). The dinner is on Sat 20 October, at the Hilton, George St, Sydney (7pm for...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/professor-josef-lederer-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OHL Appointment]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ohl-appointment/</link><description><![CDATA[OHL Australia has appointed Sue Menkens (you may know her as Sue Richmond) as Account Manager, QLD. After working in the optical Industry for 17years, Sue married and moved to Tasmania, before...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ohl-appointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safilo Denies Rumours]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/safilo-denies-rumours/</link><description><![CDATA[Paul Sheehan, managing director of Safi lo Retail has denied rumours that Safilo was withdrawing from its well-publicised plans to enter optical retailing. Sheehan told mivision, &quot;Safilo...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/safilo-denies-rumours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RGP Lens Plasma Treatment]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rgp-lens-plasma-treatment/</link><description><![CDATA[Perth contact lens company Gelfl ex Laboratories has developed a plasma treatment for RGP lenses as well as their custom lathed silicone hydrogel (Hygel SiH) contact lenses. Gelflex is the first and...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/rgp-lens-plasma-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Hospital 10th Anniversary]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-hospital-10th-anniversary/</link><description><![CDATA[Brisbane&#39;s Queensland Eye Hospital celebrated its 10th anniversary in August. The black tie event was held at the historic Customs House. Speakers included Mark Grey, CEO of the QEH who described ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-hospital-10th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Eyecare Partners Director]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-eyecare-partners-director/</link><description><![CDATA[Mr Tony Larkin joins the Eyecare Partners board as a non-executive director. His executive career spans several industries in senior fi nance roles, and has held the position of chief financial offi...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-eyecare-partners-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ophthalmic Nurses Conference]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ophthalmic-nurses-conference/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Ophthalmic Nurses&#39; Association (QLD) held their 19th annual conference in Brisbane in August. The conference convener was RN Bernadette Macnaught. AONA (QLD) president Ghislaine...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ophthalmic-nurses-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running to Give Sight]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/running-to-give-sight/</link><description><![CDATA[Joining the thousands of runners in the annual Sydney &quot;City to Surf&quot; fun run were nearly 20 CIBA Vision and Optometry Giving Sight employees and supporters who braved &quot;Heartbreak...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/running-to-give-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GenOp Nat. Sales Mgr]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/genop-nat-sales-mgr/</link><description><![CDATA[General Optical has successfully recruited a new National Sales Manager in Ms Robyn Wren who has worked in the industry for over 10 years, with extensive experience in sales, marketing and...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/genop-nat-sales-mgr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Ophthalmic Nursing Course]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-ophthalmic-nursing-course/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Ophthalmic Nurses&#39; Association Queensland (AONAQ), in conjunction with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), officially launched the states much anticipated, post-graduate...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/new-ophthalmic-nursing-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornea and Eye Bank 25th Anniversary]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/cornea-and-eye-bank-25th-anniversary/</link><description><![CDATA[The 2008 Cornea and Eye Bank Meeting will be the 25th since a group of like-minded ophthalmologists led by Professor Doug Coster met at the Flinders Medical Institute in 1984. 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The conference showcased advances in contact lens theory and practice and attracted over 220...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/12-th-international-contact-lens-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Bell Honoured at 12th ICLC]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ken-bell-honoured-at-12th-iclc/</link><description><![CDATA[Sydney optometrist Ken Bell was recognised with a lifetime achievement award from the Contact Lens Society of Australia at its 12th International Contact Lens Congress held in September at...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ken-bell-honoured-at-12th-iclc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICEE Cycle for Sight Challenge]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/icee-cycle-for-sight-challenge/</link><description><![CDATA[It takes just 11 days to see some of the most breathtaking sights in China. How? 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Mr Paisley said he has knocked back offers from big multinationals. &quot;We wanted to stay ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/kevin-paisley-blink-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LeFalher AOA Award]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/lefalher-aoa-award/</link><description><![CDATA[The American Optometric Association (AOA) honoured Essilor&#39;s Pierre LeFalher with the prestigious Apollo Award, which recognises contributions to the visual welfare of mankind. LeFalher&#39;s...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/lefalher-aoa-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laubman & Pank in Myers stores]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/laubman-pank-in-myers-stores/</link><description><![CDATA[Luxottica Retail has secured a contract with Myer to establish a chain of eye care outlets in selected Myer stores which total 65 around Australia. The eye care outlets will operate under the Laubman ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/laubman-pank-in-myers-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[QLD Optometry Expo]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/qld-optometry-expo/</link><description><![CDATA[The OAA (QLD) division recently held a practice expo for third and fourth year QUT students in Brisbane. In front of 50 to 60 students, Toowoomba optometrist Shannon Pugh, OAA Queensland/NT president ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/qld-optometry-expo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinner to Celebrate Prof Josef Lederer]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/dinner-to-celebrate-prof-josef-lederer/</link><description><![CDATA[The OAA (NSW) is hosting a dinner on Saturday 20 October at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney to celebrate the achievements of Prof Josef Lederer, foundation head of UNSW optometry who passed away in June....]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/dinner-to-celebrate-prof-josef-lederer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moss Vale Golf Day]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/moss-vale-golf-day/</link><description><![CDATA[On 24 September OAA (NSW) invites interested parties to help raise money for its charity of choice, Optometry Giving Sight by playing a round of golf at Moss Vale golf course (located between Sydney...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/moss-vale-golf-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BIG W Vision Centres Set To Expand]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/big-w-vision-centres-set-to-expand/</link><description><![CDATA[BIG W, the discount department store division of Woolworths Ltd is expanding its network of optical centres after successfully launching BIG W Vision Centres in Adelaide. The first Vision Centre...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/big-w-vision-centres-set-to-expand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunglass Driving Danger]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglass-driving-danger/</link><description><![CDATA[Many consumers are unaware of the dangers posed by some sunglass designs, a British study has found. The Summer Driving Vision report, commissioned by UK car insurance company Sheilas&#39; Wheels...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglass-driving-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision 2020 Forum]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vision-2020-forum/</link><description><![CDATA[Vision 2020 Australia held a members&#39; forum in Alice Springs on 26 July. The forum addressed the increasing eye care needs of indigenous communities in remote and rural areas. &quot;Members of...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/vision-2020-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Care Partners ASX]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-care-partners-asx/</link><description><![CDATA[Eyecare Partners Limited (EPL) formerly Ruskin Industries Limited has completed its capital raising of AUD$4.795 m. The acquisition of 16 optometry practices (see June mivision) is expected to...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-care-partners-asx/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Outcomes of Keratitis]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/clinical-outcomes-of-keratitis/</link><description><![CDATA[Australian researchers have carried out an analysis of poor outcomes from keratitis in patients presenting to a major public hospital in Brisbane (Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2007;35:421-6). The study...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/clinical-outcomes-of-keratitis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMO Drops Bausch & Lomb Bid]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/amo-drops-bausch-lomb-bid/</link><description><![CDATA[Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) has withdrawn its bid for U.S. ophthalmic giant Bausch &amp; Lomb. In early July AMO offered to buy Bausch &amp; Lomb for USD$4.23b trumping the preferred USD$3.67b bid...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/amo-drops-bausch-lomb-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treatments to Prevent Blindness]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/treatments-to-prevent-blindness/</link><description><![CDATA[A Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (QLD) meeting on the Gold Coast in August discussed the latest developments in the treatment of blinding eye diseases such as age-related...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/treatments-to-prevent-blindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ophthalmology Training Centre in Indonesia]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ophthalmology-training-centre-in-indonesia/</link><description><![CDATA[Indonesia&#39;s first ophthalmology training centre was opened at the Cicendo Hospital, Bandung by Dr. Michael Kaschke, director of Carl Zeiss AG, together with Dr. Gullapalli (&quot;Nag&quot;) Rao,...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/ophthalmology-training-centre-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OAA NSW Charity Golf Day]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-nsw-charity-golf-day/</link><description><![CDATA[A charity golf day for Glaucoma Australia is planned for Monday 25 February 2008 at the Twin Creeks golf course in western Sydney (pictured). The Optometrists Association Australia NSW division will...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/oaa-nsw-charity-golf-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunglasses for Kids]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglasses-for-kids/</link><description><![CDATA[School children at Sydney&#39;s Arncliffe Public School are the first in New South Wales to wear sunglasses as a required part of their playground outfits to avoid sun damage to their eyes. A similar ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/sunglasses-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists Endorses Optometry Giving Sight]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australasian-college-of-behavioural-optometrists-endorses-optometry-giving-sight/</link><description><![CDATA[The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) has adopted Optometry Giving Sight as its international charity of choice and will encourage its members to sign up to regular monthly...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/australasian-college-of-behavioural-optometrists-endorses-optometry-giving-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye Disfigurement]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-disfigurement/</link><description><![CDATA[Dr G Goodman, FACD and colleagues from Toorak, Victoria looked at polylactic acid (PLA) which is injected as a tissue augmentation agent to enhance the patient&#39;s own collagen deposition in the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/eye-disfigurement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bausch & Lomb Law Suit]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bausch-lomb-law-suit/</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. ophthalmic giant Bausch &amp; Lomb has filed a lawsuit alleging that Alcon made false advertising claims about Bausch &amp; Lomb&#39;s contact lens solution, ReNu MultiPlus&reg;. The company...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/bausch-lomb-law-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland UV Program]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/queensland-uv-program/</link><description><![CDATA[To celebrate Community I-Care&#39;s fi fth yearof partnership with Croc Festival, children participating in the Thursday Island event on 17 July will receive free sunglasses, donated by Luxottica...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/queensland-uv-program/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3776" url="http://www.mivision.com.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/4BAE4717084FD890A2A08E2450E90962.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Optometrists Co-operative]]></title><link>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-optometrists-co-operative/</link><description><![CDATA[In the latest development in the optometryownership struggle, a meeting of independent optometrists was held during Odmafair in Sydney on 7 July. Organised by well-known optometrists Emmanuel...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.mivision.com.au/news/the-optometrists-co-operative/</guid><enclosure type="image