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Optometrist Greeshma Patel with a patient
Feb 2022
The Impact of COVID Lockdowns on Primary Eye Care in VIC and NSW
COVID-19 restrictions and prolonged lockdowns across states and regions have impacted access to eye care across Australia, restricting optometrists from providing routine care...
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Oct 2021
Putting the Spotlight on Childhood Glaucoma
Living with childhood glaucoma can be challenging, but there is little research out there that tells us about how the condition may impact on someone’s life...
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Sep 2021
Explaining Genetics of Eye Diseases Using Eye Colour
Over the last 30 years, the number of papers published annually that pertain to glaucoma genetics has risen greatly. This explosion of our understanding of genes involved in glaucoma has implications for people with glaucoma and their families...
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Sep 2021
Diabetes Medications Linked to Glaucoma Prevention
A popular class of diabetes medications called GLP-1R agonists (Trulicity and Rybelsus) may also protect against glaucoma in diabetic patients, according to a new study...
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Sep 2021
Julie's Story
My children are very aware of my condition and know that they must have regular eye tests, especially the peripheral tests...
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Aug 2021
Glaucoma Australia Research Grant Update 2021
For patients with glaucoma, the ability to detect any changes in their peripheral vision (visual field) is critical to their management...
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Aug 2021
Glaucoma Genes Associated with High Caffeine Consumption
Analysis of 120,000 records held on the UK Biobank, a large-scale population-based biomedical database, has shed light on the role of genetics and diet in glaucoma...
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Jun 2021
Glaucoma Australia Quinlivan Grant Update
The TArgeting Metabolic INsufficiency in Glaucoma with nicotinamide (TAMING) trial is a world-first randomised-controlled clinical trial to be conducted in partnership with Glaucoma Australia and the Centre for Eye Research Australia...
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Jun 2021
2021 'Quinlivan’ Research Grant Applications Open
Applications for the annual Glaucoma Australia ‘Quinlivan’ Research Grants are now open
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