With 36% of Australians projected to have myopia, or short-sightedness, by 2020, a new pilot campaign has been launched by optometrists to encourage early treatment.
Professor Brien Holden has been awarded the American Academy of Optometry’s highest honour for his lifetime of achievement in vision science.
UNSW has won three of four prizes at the Royal Society of New South Wales awards, including a coveted medal not presented for 20 years.