mivision Magazine October 2025

mivision Magazine October 2025
Published on 30 September 2025

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Ai In Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Smart Technologies: New Horizons For Eye Care| On Show at RANZCO’s 56th Congress

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ISSUE 216 OCT 2025
THE OPHTHALMIC JOURNAL
THE OPHTHALMIC JOURNAL
This issue of mivision presents an optimistic perspective on the future of eye health, as we explore new technologies and strategies that have real potential to make a difference – not only to health care professionals but to the public.
National Blueprint to Unlock Health Data Potential
National Blueprint to Unlock Health Data Potential
“Australia is well-positioned to pioneer research and innovation that sets the benchmark in the use of health data, but the time for action is now”
Million-Dollar Boost for Seonix Bio
Million-Dollar Boost for Seonix Bio
South Australia’s Seonix Bio has received a million-dollar Australian Government grant to help incorporate rare variant detection into its genetic testing platform for eye diseases.
APAC Survey Highlights Fear of Vision Loss
APAC Survey Highlights Fear of Vision Loss
New research into community perceptions of eye health in Australia and Asia Pacific (APAC) has found that nearly two-thirds of Australians aged 40 years and over fear losing their independence.1 Additionally, a quarter worry that vision impairment will leave them socially isolated.1
Collaborative Research Focus for Diabetes Australia
Collaborative Research Focus for Diabetes Australia
Diabetes Australia has launched a collaborative approach to research funding that increases the direct involvement, and prioritisation of funding allocations based on feedback and co-design, of people living with diabetes.
MDFA Invests $300K in New Research
MDFA Invests $300K in New Research
Two new major research grants – totalling AU$300,000 – have been announced by the Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA).
AI Not Ready to Coach Health Future
AI Not Ready to Coach Health Future
Artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT could potentially be used to motivate people to make healthier choices, but currently veer away from best practice, new Flinders University research has found.
Rohto Launches with Landmark TFOS DEWS III
Rohto Launches with Landmark TFOS DEWS III
Rohto Dry Aid – a dry eye drop developed and manufactured in Japan – has been launched to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Sleep Patterns Linked to Ocular Ageing
Sleep Patterns Linked to Ocular Ageing
A comprehensive study of 380,182 United Kingdom Biobank participants has revealed significant associations between sleep patterns and the development of age-related ocular diseases, suggesting that sleep could be a modifiable risk factor for eye health.
Specsavers 4th Best Workplace
Specsavers 4th Best Workplace
Specsavers has been officially recognised as Australia's 4th Best Workplace for 2025 by Great Place to Work, marking the third consecutive year the optometry retailer has secured a national Top 10 large business category position.
Platform Boosts Visibility of Female Surgeons
Platform Boosts Visibility of Female Surgeons
A new Australian initiative, Women in Scrubs, is connecting female surgeons with GPs and patients, with the aim to address gender disparities in surgical referral networks.
Inaugural Guide Dogs Community Magazine
Inaugural Guide Dogs Community Magazine
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT has launched its first-ever community magazine, bringing together inspiring stories and expert guidance in a fully accessible online publication, designed to strengthen connections within Australia’s vision support community.
AI Eye Scans Spot Diabetic Disease in Aussie Trial
AI Eye Scans Spot Diabetic Disease in Aussie Trial
A new Australian study has found that an automated artificial intelligence (AI) enabled camera can accurately detect diabetic eye disease with more than 93% accuracy in non-eye care settings.
Lauren Carr First Peoples Academic UNSW Sydney
Lauren Carr First Peoples Academic UNSW Sydney
Lauren Carr (née Hutchinson) has become the inaugural First Peoples Academic lead for the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) and Blakcademy in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, at University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Participants Needed for Congenital Glaucoma Study
Participants Needed for Congenital Glaucoma Study
The Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma (ANZRAG) – one of the world’s largest glaucoma registries – is calling for study participants for a range of projects exploring congenital and childhood glaucoma across Australia and New Zealand.
First Participant Enrolled in i-SIGHT2 AMD Study
First Participant Enrolled in i-SIGHT2 AMD Study
The first participant has been enrolled in the i-SIGHT2 study – an Australian-run clinical trial for the novel, non-invasive i-Lumen AMD System. The study is designed to evaluate vision improvement generated by the i-Lumen AMD system in patients with central vision loss due to intermediate and advanced non-exudative (dry) age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Surgical Preferences Revealed: AUSCRS
Surgical Preferences Revealed: AUSCRS
Delegates at the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) conference in Darwin have contributed to a short survey, offering an illuminating snapshot of how refractive surgery is evolving across Australia and New Zealand.
Tasmanian Optometrists Honoured
Tasmanian Optometrists Honoured
Five Tasmanian optometrists from Total Eyecare have been awarded the Order of Timor Leste medal by His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, President of East Timor. The medals were awarded to recognise the optometrists’ extraordinary voluntary service to the people of East Timor from 2002 to 2020.
Smart Technologies New Horizons for Eye Care
Smart Technologies New Horizons for Eye Care
Gone are the days when glasses were simply for seeing better. Today’s eyewear is getting seriously smart, offering audiology, health and fitness tracking, entertainment, and constant connectivity. What was once a fictional fantasy is now a rapidly evolving reality.
Shaping Sustainable Solutions Eye Care Workforce Mapping in WA
Shaping Sustainable Solutions Eye Care Workforce Mapping in WA
Early intervention is critical in the prevention of avoidable blindness; however rural residents experience longer wait times and are often required to travel long distances to access healthcare. Beyond personal inconvenience, reliance on carers, financial cost, and delayed access to care contributes to overall poorer eye health outcomes for rural Australians.
Not-for-Profits Join Forces for Greater Impact
Not-for-Profits Join Forces for Greater Impact
When organisations that have traditionally worked in isolation come together with a shared mission, extraordinary things can happen. As World Sight Day approaches, highlighting the global commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness, one collaborative effort stands out for its tangible impact on eye health outcomes across Australia and New Zealand. The Extension of Care Collective is proving that the whole really can be greater than the sum of its parts.
AI in Cataract and Refractive Surgery: The Implications and Outcomes
AI in Cataract and Refractive Surgery: The Implications and Outcomes
Dr Matt Russell explores how artificial intelligence is transforming cataract and refractive surgery, its current applications, future potential, and ethical implications.
The Power of Being in the Room RANZCO Congress 2025
The Power of Being in the Room RANZCO Congress 2025
As the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) prepares for its 56th Annual Scientific Congress in Melbourne in November, Professor Peter McCluskey discusses the benefits that can only be achieved by in-person events.
Services, Devices, and Technologies on Show
Services, Devices, and Technologies on Show
RANZCO 2025 Melbourne
Surgeons Share Clinical Insights on Rayner Innovation at AUSCRS
Surgeons Share Clinical Insights on Rayner Innovation at AUSCRS
The tropical setting of Darwin provided the backdrop for an engaging evening at the Rayner hospitality suite during the Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) annual meeting. Dr Ben LaHood, the Adelaide-based eye surgeon who has earned recognition on The Ophthalmologist Power List in both 2023 and 2024, hosted a series of candid discussions with leading ophthalmologists about their clinical experiences with the RayOne EMV (enhanced monovision) and the
More Than Meets the Eye Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
More Than Meets the Eye Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) is the most common identifiable cause of open-angle glaucoma, with PXF-affected individuals demonstrating an approximately 10 times risk of developing glaucoma.1 Even more clinically concerning for those affected individuals, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG) is one of the most aggressive and clinically complex forms of secondary open angle glaucoma. This type of glaucoma is associated with higher intraocular pressure (IOP) levels, greater IOP
Caring for your Presbyopes: The Option of Multifocal Contact Lenses
Caring for your Presbyopes: The Option of Multifocal Contact Lenses
Multifocal contact lenses provide numerous benefits to presbyopic patients, but with optometrists often working in busy clinics, streamlining the fitting process and optimising the success rate is of great importance. This article explores the potential benefits of multifocal contact lenses for patients and provides guidance on how to streamline and optimise the fitting process.
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with Intraocular Lenses
BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with Intraocular Lenses
In our continuing series, encapsulating the relevant practice conclusions from the BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia publications, Dr Sandeep Dhallu provides an overview of the management of presbyopia with intraocular lenses (IOLs).
Hydrus Microstent Milestones at 2 and 5 Years
Hydrus Microstent Milestones at 2 and 5 Years
Alcon’s Hydrus Microstent is a minimally invasive surgical device that received regulatory approval on the basis of findings from the two-year HORIZON trial. Recently published results of five years of follow-up have confirmed safety and efficacy outcomes.
Visual Field Testing: A Guide to Interpreting Reports
Visual Field Testing: A Guide to Interpreting Reports
Standard automated perimetry (SAP) remains the primary method for assessing functional loss in glaucoma.1 The threshold visual field (VF) test report typically contains a large number of summary and detailed metrics that describe the sensitivity and reliability properties of the test, such as the mean deviation (MD) and the threshold sensitivity of grid locations.
Managing Glaucoma: Quest for Efficient Visual Field Analysis
Managing Glaucoma: Quest for Efficient Visual Field Analysis
Visual field tests with increased diagnostic accuracy and shorter durations can improve the quality of care in glaucoma. The Henson 9000 perimeter utilises unique testing strategies to optimise visual field analysis.
Do it Right A Force Felt Worldwide
Do it Right A Force Felt Worldwide
In this deeply personal tribute, Alan Saks reflects on a life defined by purpose, and on how a life well lived and a love for optometry became a force felt worldwide.
Advancing Expertise in Optometry and the Community
Advancing Expertise in Optometry and the Community
Optometry Australia (OA) is seeking to advance credentials within the profession while ensuring future generations are equipped to achieve their potential as well.
Embracing Face-to-Face Optometry’s National Clinical Conference
Embracing Face-to-Face Optometry’s National Clinical Conference
If you’re inclined to suffer from FOMO (fear of missing out) you may not wish to read on. Because the recent Optometry Clinical Conference, held at Centrepiece on the fringe of Melbourne’s central business district, was an outstanding success.
Seeing the Future Finding Clarity in Estate Planning
Seeing the Future Finding Clarity in Estate Planning
From an optometry and ophthalmology perspective, vision is all about clarity – correcting, protecting, preventing, and ensuring we see the world with precision. Estate planning, in many ways, is the same. Just as a carefully prescribed lens ensures clear vision, a well-structured estate plan provides clarity and security for your future and your loved ones.
Promotional Photography for Your Eye Care Business
Promotional Photography for Your Eye Care Business
What if the difference between a new patient clicking ‘Book Now’ or bouncing off your website came down to a single photo?
Sizing Up
Sizing Up
Outdoor Frame & Lens Options
Transitions
Transitions
The Sunglass Edit
The Sunglass Edit
Marchon
The Lens Lineup
The Lens Lineup
Photochromic and Prescription Solutions
Get In Touch Foundation
Get In Touch Foundation
Carrera Pat Cummins Selection
Carrera Pat Cummins Selection
Bold Aussie Style Meets Italian Craftsmanship
It’s Sunday Somewhere
It’s Sunday Somewhere
Inspired by frames of the 70s, Sunday Somewhere sunglasses are handmade to the highest specification and stocked in over 600 stores across 30 countries globally.
Events
Events
Explore ‘The Force’ in orthokeratology, myopia management, and specialty contact lenses. The Orthokeratology Society of Oceania’s 2025 conference will include lectures and practical workshops presented by John Mountford, Michael Lipson, Shonit Jamohan, Luke Arundel, Jagrut Lallu, Alex Petty, Charl Laas, Gavin Boneham, Celia Bloxsam, and Phillip Cheng.
Events
Events
October 10–12, Orthokeratology Society of Oceania (OSO) 2025, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD. Info: oso.net.au