Glaucoma remains the leading cause of preventable irreversible blindness worldwide. Currently, an estimated 78 million people are diagnosed with...
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Retina SA: Wrapping Up an Incredible Year!
, Conditions & Diseases, Eye Care, Industry News, Low Vision, 0Dear Members and Friends, As the year draws to a close, we reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together and...
Statement by the HPCSA and SAOA on Illegal Online and Over-the-Counter Sales of Spectacles and Contact Lenses at Unregistered Outlets
, Industry News, 0Preamble The Health Professions Council of South Africa...
SAOA Headline News: Regional Representatives in The Forefront Of Eye Care Awareness Month
, Clinical, Eye Care, Industry News, 0The past few months of the year have special meaning for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians, which includes World Retina...
As November unfolds, we’re just a month away from the festive December. For the first time, November will see...
SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME (SLP): Ocular Therapeutics For Optometrists
, Clinical, Education, Industry News, 0The scope of practice for Optometrists in South Africa has been expanded by the HPCSA to include Ocular...
SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME (SLP): Ocular Diagnostics Privileges For Optometrists
, Clinical, Education, Industry News, 0This Short Learning Programme ensures the opportunity for the upskilling of optometrists in order to practice within changed...
The SILMO d’Or awards, the ultimate accolade for the optics and eyewear sector, were presented to the winners from...
World Retina Week: September 23-29, 2024
, Conditions & Diseases, Events, Eye Care, Industry News, Low Vision, Cataracts, deteriorating eyesight, Love Your Eyes – Kids, myopia, Myopia Management, myopic maculopathy, outh African Optometric Association (SAOA), Retina South Africa, retinal detachment, World Council of Optometry, World Health Organization (WHO), World Retina Day, 0At Retina South Africa, we are acutely aware of the alarming rise in myopia among children, a condition that...