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The recent LAMP2 showed that daily atropine 0.05% eyedrops can prevent up to ~50% of myopia development in kids aged 4-9. This suggests it's viability as a prophylactic treatment for myopia. More trials needed to replicate and understand long term effects. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Attending a one day grant writing workshop designed for nursing & allied health organised by UWA Research. Thanks to amazing speakers Dr Amy Page Dr Evenda Dench, Debra Langridge of Western Australian Health Translation Network. Wonderful to see the work of familiar name Prof Professor Ray Chan of Flinders Caring Futures Institute highlighted.

I love the Aussie sense of humor. They had a prime minister get swept out to sea in 1967, never to be heard from again. In 2023, there is a swim center named after him.

Exciting news! DOVS BOptom graduate Jessica Perri is competing on MasterChef this season! Wishing her all the best as she shows off her culinary skills on TV. Go Jessica! 🎉🍴 👉 Read more: bit.ly/3HMATMH #DOVS #MasterchefAU UniMelb MDHS

Meet ARVO member Daniel Sun, OD, PhD—assistant professor in #ophthalmology at Schepens Eye Research of Mass Eye and Ear. Read today in #ARVONews his advice on finding new creativity and career opportunities outside of your comfort zone. bit.ly/3MsxC6R #APAHM

Congratulations Prof Fiona Stapleton this is very well deserved

The second year Doctor of Optometry students UWA really enjoyed your talk and learnt so much. You are such an inspiration to the next generation of clinicians! @FloraHui

Thank you Optometry Australia and their CPD team for organising this wonderful online learning event that allows the flexibility to learn from the comfort of home. 'Daddy that's a pizza! Daddy that's a Panda!' My 3 yo was able to beat AI thanks to Andrew Turpin! Curtin University Lions Eye Institute

In a retrospective study of hyperopic kids (age 3-8,n=19) with anisometropic amblyopia, tapering (not stopping) of occlusion therapy helped to lift suppression, leading to dramatic improvements in stereoacuity. @practiceupdate doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S…

Thank you @FloraHui for bravely sharing your lived experience as an Asian female researcher working in Australia! I'm sure many can relate to the barriers that you mentioned, not just in academia but across many other professions.

Recent paper by some of the ODDSC researchers showed that OCTA vessel density might be a useful clinical biomarker for predicting ODD volume (n=30). prac.co/l/23gndt6g via @practiceupdate journals.lww.com/jneuro-ophthal…

“Starting a conversation with your optometrist is the first step in effectively managing your child's myopia.” Luke Arundel, Optometry Australia's Chief Clinical Officer, recently participated in a Working Group initiative with Child Myopia. #myopia #myopiamanagment #optometry

Please check out our latest review summarising retinal electrophysiological biomarkers of neurodiverse, psychological and neurodegenerative conditions of the brain. doi.org/10.3389/fnins.… #ocularbiomarkers #ERG #ASD #Alzheimers #Parkinsons Flinders Caring Futures Institute UWA Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

OMEGA WCO Poster 'Protecting and Preserving Vision in Glaucoma with Nicotinamide' Optometry Australia / via @florahui

So much fun to be apart of clinical and research advances at Optometry Australia #wco #omega23 UniMelbDOVS

Full article: Understanding how ageing impacts ganglion cell susceptibility to injury in glaucoma tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #glaucoma #visualneuroscience

Nominations are open for OA's 2024 H Barry Collin Research Medal. The prestigious medal recognises outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge in optics, vision science, or clinical optometry. Full details: optometry.org.au/research_surve…

Celebrating another great year with the FrontTear Research Centre, University of Melbourne lab team, capped off with a wine (or two) to celebrate the promotion of the amazing Dr Holly Chinnery to Associate Professor and my promotion to Professor. 🍷

A privilege to represent this work on behalf of all our co-authors @PhillipBedggood Bedggood, Bang Bui, David Finkelstein, Andrew Metha, Pei Ying Lee, Dr Vickie Wong, Leah Beauchamp, Kevin Barnham, Anh Hoang, Da Zhao, Paul Trlin, Jenny Gong, Katie Tran, Jeremiah Lim

In 2024, vision loss has now been added to the list of 14 modifiable risk factors for dementia, updated from 2020 thelancet.com/journals/lance…