Somewhere in the time it takes you to read this sentence, another child, somewhere in the world, will be diagnosed as myopic.

Dr Loren Rose is a paediatric ophthalmologist, a clinical senior lecturer at Macquarie University, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra. She has a PhD on myopia in children.

Optometrists and ophthalmologists will play a critical role in a new world-first glaucoma screening initiative that combines accredited polygenic risk score (PRS) testing with comprehensive eye examinations to identify family members at highest risk of developing the disease.

Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has awarded a total of AU$300,000 to two groundbreaking research projects, marking a significant milestone in its 25th anniversary year.

A new ‘Viewpoint’ in JAMA Ophthalmology has put a long-overlooked surgical complication firmly back on the agenda and turned the spotlight onto the manufacturers and consumable-pack providers who supply the world’s operating theatres.

Shexie has recently expanded its premium practice management system, Shexie Platinum, with the introduction of ShexiePay powered by Medeor Payments – a fully integrated payments solution that supports both online payments and multi merchant EFTPOS (electronic funds transfer at point of sale).

A new private ophthalmic hospital has opened its doors in Crows Nest, on Sydney’s lower north shore, under the ownership of cataract surgeon Dr Jay Yohendran.

The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon have released a new version of the WCO Alcon Dry Eye Wheel, updated with the latest recommendations from the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop III (TFOS DEWS III) report. The wheel helps eye care professionals (ECPs) support patients with dry eye using the three steps of mitigation, measurement, and management. It is available at no charge at dryeye.worldcouncilofoptometry. info/interactive-dry-eye-wheel.

Nuance Audio glasses – a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) registered medical device – is gaining traction in Australia among people with mild to moderate hearing loss who until now have been told, repeatedly, that they do not have a problem worth treating.

The Academy of Advanced Ophthalmic Optics (AAOO) will host the Clinical Lens Education and Research Conference (CLEAR Conference 2026) at the Pullman Sydney Airport from 24–25 October 2026.

Best Practice Software (BpSoftware) will sunset its Bp Allied and Bp VIP.net platforms, meaning that they will no longer be supported.

Optometrists and ophthalmologists will soon be able to equip patients who have diabetes with a non-invasive, home-based device that has been shown, across 2.5 million recorded hours of patient treatment, to improve and stabilise progression of diabetic eye disease. The device can help to reduce advancement to later stage interventions such as intravitreal anti-VEGF injections into the eye, and mitigate the associated treatment and capacity burden this can place on the patient

Eye care professionals looking to strengthen their knowledge of paediatric eye care and myopia management can now access a series of advanced educational modules presented by paediatric ophthalmologist Dr Loren Rose.

A warning has been issued about the hidden dangers of percussive massage guns, after a man used a massage gun directly on his eyes to relieve tiredness.

The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is marking World Ophthalmologist Day on 8 August by recognising Dr Michael Steiner AM as the inaugural recipient of the Kerry Gallagher AM Medal.

A new global paper led by Associate Professor João Furtado from the University of São Paulo and Professor Justine Smith from Flinders University calls for toxoplasmosis to be formally recognised as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Welcome to another bumper mivision special issue on myopia! I’m delighted to return as guest editor for this year’s deep dive into where our field stands in 2026.

Healthcare frameworks rarely change because a committee decides they should. They change when enough practitioners reach the conclusion that the language, classifications, and assumptions they inherited no longer serve them. John Nguyen argues that myopia has reached this point.

The availability of myopia interventions and treatments has increased in Australia and worldwide. The result is that many more patients are beginning their myopia journey with intervention and education. However, what happens when we reach our ‘goal’ and we control progression? How should we stop treatment? Is it as simple as weaning at a certain age?

Until recently, ‘combination care’ in myopia management was defined as atropine plus orthokeratology (OK), soft contact lenses, or spectacles. But that model is changing, as Dr Kate Gifford explains.

The current adult generation of high myopes is larger than any that has come before. In this article, Associate Professor Abhishek Sharma provides a current, practical framework for understanding what is happening in the retina of your adult myopic patients, and strategies to support timely, confident clinical decision making that protects their sight.

There’s an expanding evidence base for repeated low-level red-light therapy (RLRL), an emerging non-pharmacological intervention for myopia management. In this article, Dr Sanil Joseph examines the current understanding of the therapy’s proposed mechanisms of action and reviews available clinical safety data. In addition to reviewing the scientific evidence, three Australian practitioners – Vivien Ta, Griffin Ngo, and Philip Cheng – share practical clinical perspectives on in

HOYA Vision Care’s Ulli Hentschel provides a brief history of the development and science behind MiyoSmart and its latest iteration, MiyoSmart iQ, which has demonstrated a level of efficiency in myopia control not previously reported for spectacle lenses.

of the Immune System in Myopia

New and Emerging Spectral-Based Approaches

Myopia Management’s Missing Conversation

For Sydney paediatric ophthalmologist Dr Loren Rose, one of the greatest challenges has been thoroughly examining the retina of a young patient who is tired, restless, or just reluctant to sit still.

For most of their history, contact lenses and spectacles did one thing: they moved the focal point of a blurred world back onto the fovea. The lenses we now reach for in paediatric practice are doing something quite different. They are engineered to manipulate the retinal image deliberately, not only to give a child clear central vision, but to send the growing eye a signal to slow down. Across soft contact lenses, orthokeratology (OK) and the newest spectacle designs, the sa

It’s a common occurrence: Practitioner prescribes myopia spectacles. Sometime later, child returns for review. Practitioner asks a series of questions: “Have they been wearing their glasses? Are they spending enough time outdoors? How much screen time are they getting? How close do they hold their books?” Parents answer as best they can. Child shrugs. Somewhere between memory, best guess, and good intentions, the practitioner pieces together a picture of what life has looked

The evidence supporting myopia management has expanded considerably over the past decade. While early research focused on efficacy, clinicians today have access to data spanning long-term outcomes, real-world effectiveness, visual performance, pre-myopia management, combination approaches, special patient populations, and the evolution of lens technologies.

The latest International Myopia Institute (IMI) white paper1 places major myopia control interventions side by side. This poses the question: “Which intervention is most appropriate for this child, at this point in time?”

The global rise of myopia is well reported, but for many optometrists the issue isn’t just about epidemiology and statistics. It’s about the children behind the numbers – sitting in their testing rooms every day, often experiencing eye care for the first time. Myopia management has recently been identified as a key clinical area of focus for Specsavers. For perspectives on what this means in day-to-day practice, mivision spoke to four optometrists who were recently recognised

Eye care professionals now have more tools than ever to help slow the progression of myopia. And the goal is no longer to simply correct blurry vision with traditional ‘minus lenses’. Rather, the aim is to actively slow axial eye growth and protect long-term eye health. In this article Rayleen Tamblyn provides an outline of the myopia control spectacle lenses and contact lenses available, and provides tips for fitting lenses into frames to optimise the myopia control effect.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future possibility. It is here, it is evolving rapidly, and it is already reshaping the way medicine is practised. However, as Katrina Ronne writes, conversations about AI at the recent Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) Skills Expo, were never centred on fear.

GenEye has once again challenged participants to break-away from the traditional approach to education and teaching in favour of full immersion in an interactive, fun-filled ophthalmology universe.

Ahead of the next Victorian state election, Optometry Australia’s Isaac Curkpatrick explains why a universal pre-school vision screening program should be a policy priority.

Rahaf Murad’s long held passion for eye care is shared by her husband and two daughters – all of whom are involved in the practice in Punchbowl, Sydney. mivision spoke to Ms Murad and her eldest daughter, Noor Hamada.

Architecture has always shaped VAANYARD’s aesthetic, and the brand’s newly released capsule ‘Frozen Motion’ makes that explicit: two new frames, including The Radar (male model), which is a sharp modern Panto and the Illicit Series 2 (female model). The striking navigator style, Gravity Series 2, earns its Fashion Frame of the Year nomination at O-SHOW26, while the innovative

August 2, Glaucoma NZ Professional Symposium, Aotea Centre, Auckland, NZ. Info: glaucoma.org.nz/get-involved/ professionals

NIRVAN JAVAN has paid a stylish tribute to Italy’s fashion capital, adding further designs to its Shades of Milan collection. From softly flowing contours and refined intellectual silhouettes to bold architectural elements, the new models create space for personal expression while remaining true to the collection’s characteristic design language. The new designs are crafted from premium Italian acetate and refined with numerous handcrafted details. Each model is available in

This year marks 50 years since CR Labs began manufacturing in Australia. While the business has grown significantly over that time, manufacturing in Australia, employing local people, and supporting independent optometry have always remained central to its philosophy.

Younger Optics has engineered an everyday lens to address visual problems caused by LED light.